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Daniel 1:2-4

2And the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063into his handבְּיָד֜וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,with partוּמִקְצָת֙u.mik.TzatH7117of the vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:which he carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֥םvay.vi.'EmH935into the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Shinarשִׁנְעָ֖רshin.'ArH8152to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430;and he broughtהֵבִ֔יאhe.Vi'H935the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֣יםha.ke.LimH3627into the treasureאוֹצַ֥ר'o.TzarH214houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

3And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ashpenazלְאַשְׁפְּנַ֖זle.'ash.pe.NazH828the masterרַ֣בravH7227of his eunuchsסָרִיסָ֑יוsa.ri.SavH5631,that he should bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935certainof the childrenמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and of the king’sהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410seedוּמִזֶּ֥רַעu.mi.Ze.ra'H2233,and of the princesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִֽים׃Ha.par.te.MimH6579;

4Childrenיְלָדִ֣יםye.la.DimH3206in whom wasno blemishמוּם֩me.'umH3971,but wellוְטוֹבֵ֨יve.to.VeiH2896favouredמַרְאֶ֜הmar.'EhH4758,and skilfulוּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםu.mas.ki.LimH7919in all wisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451,and cunningוְיֹ֤דְעֵיve.Yo.de.'eiH3045in knowledgeדַ֙עַת֙da.'atH1847,and understandingוּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.NeiH995scienceמַדָּ֔עma.Da'H4093, and such as hadabilityכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581in them to standלַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.ModH5975in the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964,and whom they might teachוּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.DamH3925the learningסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612and the tongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

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