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Daniel 1:4
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And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
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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.
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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 nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
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Verse Text
ChildrenH3206 in whom was no blemishH3971 H3971, but wellH2896 favouredH4758, and skilfulH7919 in all wisdomH2451, and cunningH3045 in knowledgeH1847, and understandingH995 scienceH4093, and such as had abilityH3581 in them to standH5975 in the king'sH4428 palaceH1964, and whom they might teachH3925 the learningH5612 and the tongueH3956 of the ChaldeansH3778.
יְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין־בָּהֶם כָּל־ [מְאוּם כ] (מוּם ק) וְטֹובֵי מַרְאֶה וּמַשְׂכִּילִים בְּכָל־חָכְמָה וְיֹדְעֵי דַעַת וּמְבִינֵי מַדָּע וַאֲשֶׁר כֹּחַ בָּהֶם לַעֲמֹד בְּהֵיכַל הַמֶּלֶךְ וּלֲלַמְּדָם סֵפֶר וּלְשֹׁון כַּשְׂדִּים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
יְלָדִ֣ים |
ye.la.Dim | H3206 | HNcmpa | youths |
אֲשֶׁ֣ר |
'a.Sher | H834 | HTr | whom |
אֵֽין |
'ein- | H369 | HTn | not |
בָּ/הֶ֣ם |
ba./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | (was) in/ them | |
כָּל |
kol- | H3605 | HNcmsc | any |
מאום |
mʼûwm | H3971 | HNcmsa | |
וְ/טוֹבֵ֨י |
ve./to.Vei | H2896 | HC/Aampc | and/ good of |
מַרְאֶ֜ה |
mar.'Eh | H4758 | HNcmsa | appearance |
וּ/מַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים |
u./mas.ki.Lim | H7919 | HC/Vhrmpa | and/ having insight |
בְּ/כָל |
be./khol | H3605 | HR/Ncmsc | in/ all |
חָכְמָ֗ה |
chokh.mah | H2451 | HNcfsa | wisdom |
וְ/יֹ֤דְעֵי |
ve./Yo.de.'ei | H3045 | HC/Vqrmpc | and/ knowing |
דַ֨עַת֙ |
da.'at | H1847 | HNcfsa | (of) knowledge |
וּ/מְבִינֵ֣י |
u./me.vi.Nei | H995 | HC/Vhrmpc | and/ understanding |
מַדָּ֔ע |
ma.Da' | H4093 | HNcmsa | (of) knowledge |
וַ/אֲשֶׁר֙ |
va./'a.Sher | H834 | HC/Tr | and/ whom |
כֹּ֣חַ |
Ko.ach | H3581 | HNcmsa | ability |
בָּ/הֶ֔ם |
ba./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | (was) in/ them | |
לַ/עֲמֹ֖ד |
la./'a.Mod | H5975 | HR/Vqc | to/ stand |
בְּ/הֵיכַ֣ל |
be./hei.Khal | H1964 | HR/Ncmsc | in/ (the) palace of |
הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ |
ha./Me.lekh | H4428 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ king |
וּֽ/לֲ/לַמְּדָ֥/ם |
u./la./la.me.Da/m | H3925 | HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mp | and/ to/ teach/ them |
סֵ֖פֶר |
Se.fer | H5612 | HNcmsa | (the) writing |
וּ/לְשׁ֥וֹן |
u./le.Shon | H3956 | HC/Ncbsc | and/ (the) tongue of |
כַּשְׂדִּֽים |
kas.Dim | H3778 | HNp | (the) Chaldeans |
- H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
- H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
- H1964 — הֵיכָל (hêykâl, hay-kawl'): probably from יָכֹל (in the sense of capacity); a large public building, such as a palace or temple; palace, temple.
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
- H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
- H3206 — יֶלֶד (yeled, yeh'-led): from יָלַד; something born, i.e. a lad or offspring; boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
- H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
- H3778 — כַּשְׂדִּי (Kasdîy, kas-dee'): (occasionally with enclitic) כַּשְׂדִּימָה; towards the Kasdites into Chaldea), patronymically from כֶּשֶׂד (only in the plural); a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people; Chaldeans, Chaldees, inhabitants of Chaldea.
- H3925 — לָמַד (lâmad, law-mad'): a primitive root; properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive); (un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H3971 — מאוּם (mʼûwm, moom): usually מוּם; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning; to stain; a blemish (physically or morally); blemish, blot, spot.
- H4093 — מַדָּע (maddâʻ, mad-daw'): or מַדַּע; from יָדַע; intelligence or consciousness; knowledge, science, thought.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H4758 — מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, mar-eh'): from רָאָה; a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision; [idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
- H5612 — סֵפֶר (çêpher, say'-fer): or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (אֲבֵדָה)), from סָפַר; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book; bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
- H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
- H7919 — שָׂכַל (sâkal, saw-kal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent; consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- ability — Proverbs 22:29, Daniel 1:17-20
- and skillful — Ecclesiastes 7:19, Daniel 2:20-21, Daniel 5:11, Acts 7:22
- Children — Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14-16
- in whom — Leviticus 21:18-21, Leviticus 24:19-20, Judges 8:18, 2 Samuel 14:25, Acts 7:20, Ephesians 5:27
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: HOME, KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, TEMPERANCE-INTEMPERANCE
- Torrey’s: BABYLON
- Nave’s: CHALDEANS, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT, INSTRUCTION, LANGUAGE, SCHOOL, STATECRAFT
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