New American Standard Bible 2020

Daniel 1:17-20

17And as for theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּעְתָּ֔ם'ar.ba'.TamH702youthsוְהַיְלָדִ֤יםve.hay.la.DimH3206,Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414them knowledgeמַדָּ֥עma.Da'H4093and intelligenceוְהַשְׂכֵּ֖לve.has.KelH7919in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kind ofliteratureסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612and expertiseוְחָכְמָ֑הve.cha.khe.MahH2451;Danielוְדָנִיֵּ֣אלve.da.ni.YelH1840even understoodהֵבִ֔יןhe.VinH995allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kinds ofvisionsחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377and dreamsוַחֲלֹמֽוֹת׃va.cha.lo.MotH2472.

18Then at the endוּלְמִקְצָת֙u.le.mik.TzatH7117of the daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadspecifiedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559for presentingלַהֲבִיאָ֑םla.ha.vi.'AmH935them, the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the officialsהַסָּרִיסִ֔יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631presentedוַיְבִיאֵם֙vay.vi.'EmH935them beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶצַּֽר׃ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019.

19And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with them, and out of them allמִכֻּלָּ֔םmi.ku.LamH3605not one was foundנִמְצָא֙nim.Tza'H4672likeDanielכְּדָנִיֵּ֣אלke.da.ni.YelH1840,Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֔הcha.nan.YahH2608,Mishaelמִֽישָׁאֵ֖לmi.sha.'ElH4332,and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֑הva.'a.zar.YahH5838; so theyenteredH5975the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428personalH6440serviceH5975 H6440.

20As for everyוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605matterדְּבַר֙de.VarH1697ofexpertiseחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451and understandingבִּינָ֔הbi.NahH998about whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedבִּקֵּ֥שׁbi.KeshH1245them, he foundוַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672themtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesיָד֗וֹתya.DotH3027betterH5921thanH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thesoothsayerH2748priestsH2748andconjurersהָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔יםha.'a.sha.FimH825whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his realmמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃mal.khu.ToH4438.

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