- officers:
- Heb. eunuchs, "And the Midianitesª soldª° him into¹ Egyptª unto Potiphar,ª an officerª of Pharaoh's,ª [and] captainª of the guard.ª" {Gen 37:36} + "And of thy sonsª¹ that¹ shall issueª° from¹ thee, which¹ thou shalt beget,ª° shall they take away;ª° and they shall be¹ eunuchsª in the palaceª of the kingª of Babylon.ª" {Isa 39:7} + "And the kingª spakeª° unto Ashpenazª the masterª of his eunuchs,ª that he should bringª° [certain] of the childrenª¹ of Israel,ª and of the king's² seed,ª¹¹ and of¹ the princes;ª" {Dan 1:3} + "Unto whom the princeª of the eunuchsª gaveª° names:ª for he gaveª° unto Danielª [the name] of Belteshazzar;ª and to Hananiah,ª of Shadrach;ª and to Mishael,ª of Meshach;ª and to Azariah,ª of Abednego.ª ... And the princeª of the eunuchsª saidª° unto Daniel,ª I¹ fear²¹¹ my lordª the king,ª who¹ hath appointedª°¹ your meatª and your drink:ª for¹ why¹ should he seeª°¹ your facesª worse likingª° than¹ the childrenª which¹ [are] of your sort?ª then shall ye make [me] endangerª°¹ my headª to the king.ª" {Dan 1:7-10} + "Now at the endª¹ of the daysª that¹ the kingª had saidª° he should bring²° them in,¹ then the princeª of the eunuchsª brought²° them in¹ beforeª Nebuchadnezzar.ª" {Dan 1:18}
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