Verse 20
Daniel 1:20
Bible in Basic English
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And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he saw that they were ten times better than all the wonder-workers and users of secret arts in all his kingdom.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כֹ֗ל דְּבַר֙ חָכְמַ֣ת בִּינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּ֥שׁ מֵ/הֶ֖ם הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽ/יִּמְצָאֵ֞/ם עֶ֣שֶׂר יָד֗וֹת עַ֤ל כָּל הַֽ/חַרְטֻמִּים֙ הָֽ/אַשָּׁפִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/כָל מַלְכוּתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And all the words of wisdom and understanding that the king sought from them, he found them to be more than all the magicians and enchanters who were in all his kingdom.
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And in any business needing wisdom and good sense, about which the king put questions to them, he sa...
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And Daniel went on till the first year of King Cyrus.
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