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Daniel 1:17-20

17To theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'ar.ba'.TamH702young menוְהַיְלָדִ֤יםve.hay.la.DimH3206Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414knowledgeמַדָּ֥עma.Da'H4093and understandingוְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לve.has.KelH7919in every kindבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of literatureסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612and wisdomוְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451.And DanielH1841had insightהֵבִ֔יןhe.VinH995into all kindsבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of visionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377and dreamsוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃va.cha.lo.MotH2472.

18Now at the endוּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.TzatH7117of the timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834specifiedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559by the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428לַהֲבִיאָ֑םla.ha.vi.'AmH935,the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269officialהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631presented themוַיְבִיאֵם֙vay.vi.'EmH935toלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428spoke with themוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696,and amongאִתָּם֮'i.TamH854allמִכֻּלָּ֔םmi.ku.LamH3605the young menhe foundנִמְצָא֙nim.Tza'H4672no oneוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808equal to DanielH1841,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838.So they enteredוַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥יvai.ya.'am.Du lif.NeiH5975 H6440the king’s serviceהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

20In everyוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605matterדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697of wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451and understandingבִּינָ֔הbi.NahH998about whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedבִּקֵּ֥שׁbi.KeshH1245them,he found themוַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027better thanעַ֤ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the magiciansהָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםha.'a.sha.FimH825אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834and enchantersהַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ha.char.tu.MimH2748in his entireבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kingdomמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

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