Tafsiran Daniel 1:12: Rashi & Ibn Ezra

נַס־נָ֥א אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֖יךָ יָמִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֑ה וְיִתְּנוּ־לָ֜נוּ מִן־הַזֵּרֹעִ֛ים וְנֹאכְלָ֖ה וּמַ֥יִם וְנִשְׁתֶּֽה׃

“Ujilah kiranya hamba-hambamu ini selama sepuluh hari. Biarlah kami diberi kacang-kacangan untuk kami makan dan air untuk kami minum.

Rashi

test Heb. נַס an expression of (נִסָיוֹן) testing.
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Ibn Ezra

[Daniel 1:12] Nas-na (נַס־נָא - Test, please): This [Nas (נַס)] is the imperative form (leshon tzivui - לְשׁוֹן צִוּוּי), similar to [the use of na with an imperative in]: “Please entreat (chal-na - חַל־נָא) the favor of the Lord” [I Kings 13:6].
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Rashi

some pulse a type of beans instead of the food.
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