Verse 4
Daniel 1:4
King James Version
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Children in whom
was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as
had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְלָדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵֽין בָּ/הֶ֣ם כָּל מאום מוּם֩ וְ/טוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜ה וּ/מַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים בְּ/כָל חָכְמָ֗ה וְ/יֹ֤דְעֵי דַ֨עַת֙ וּ/מְבִינֵ֣י מַדָּ֔ע וַ/אֲשֶׁר֙ כֹּ֣חַ בָּ/הֶ֔ם לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וּֽ/לֲ/לַמְּדָ֥/ם סֵ֖פֶר וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן כַּשְׂדִּֽים
English Translation
Children who have no blemish, good in appearance, well-versed in all wisdom, knowledgeable in understanding, and capable of standing in the king's palace and teaching the book and the language of the Chaldeans.
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Chapter 1 Context
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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto J...
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And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of Go...
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And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring
certain of the chil...
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Children in whom
was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowle...
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And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so...
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Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel
the name of Belteshazzar; an...
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But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s mea...
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Now God (Elohim) had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
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And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your mea...
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Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, a...
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Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat o...
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So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
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And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the child...
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Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them...
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As for these four children, God (Elohim) gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: a...
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Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eu...
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And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, a...
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And in all matters of wisdom
and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten ti...
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And Daniel continued
even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
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