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Daniel 1:3-7

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spake untoAshpenazthemasterofhiseunuchsH5631,thatheshouldbringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935incertainofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478, evenoftheseedH2233royalandofthenobles;

4youthsיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206inwhomwasnoblemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971,butwell-favored,andskilfulinallwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,andenduedwithknowledgeדַ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847,andunderstandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995science,andsuchashadabilityכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581tostandלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975intheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964;andthatheshouldteachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925themthelearningandthetongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956oftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointedH5975forthemadailyportionoftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428dainties,andofthewineוּמִיֵּ֣יןu.mi.YeinH3196whichhedrankמִשְׁתָּ֔יוmish.TavH4960,andthattheyshouldbenourishedthreeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141;thatattheendוּמִ֨קְצָתָ֔םu.Mik.tza.TamH7117thereoftheyshouldstandיַֽעַמְד֖וּya.'am.DuH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Nowamong thesewereH1961,ofthechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Danielדָּנִיֵּ֣אלda.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָֽה׃va.'a.zar.YahH5838.

7AndtheprinceH8269oftheeunuchsH5631gavenamesH8034untothem: untoDanielלְדָֽנִיֵּ֜אלle.da.ni.YelH1840hegavethenameH8034ofBelteshazzarבֵּ֣לְטְשַׁאצַּ֗רbe.le.te.sha.TzarH1095;andtoHananiahוְלַֽחֲנַנְיָה֙ve.la.cha.nan.YahH2608,ofShadrach;andtoMishaelוּלְמִֽישָׁאֵ֣לu.le.mi.sha.'ElH4332,ofMeshach;andtoAzariahוְלַעֲזַרְיָ֖הve.la.'a.zar.YahH5838,ofAbed-nego.

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