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  1:1 ¶
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. |
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1:1 ¶
In the thirdº
yearº
of the reignº
of Jehoiakimº
kingº
of Judahº
cameºº
Nebuchadnezzarº
kingº
of Babylonº
unto Jerusalem,º
and besiegedººº
it. |
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1:2
And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god: and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god. |
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And the Lordº
gaveººº
Jehoiakimº
kingº
of Judahº
into his hand,º
with partºº
of the vesselsº
of the houseº
of God:º
which he carriedºº
intoº
the landº
of Shinarº
to the houseº
of his god;º
and he broughtºº
the vesselsº
into the treasureº
houseº
of his god.º |
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1:3 ¶
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring in [certain] of the children of Israel, even of the seed royal and of the nobles; |
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1:3 ¶
And the kingº
spakeºº
unto Ashpenazº
the masterº
of his eunuchs,º
that he should bringºº
[certain] of the childrenºº
of Israel,º
and of the king'sº
seed,ººº
and ofº
the princes;º |
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youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. |
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Childrenº
in whomº
[was] noºº
blemish,ºº
but wellº
favoured,ºº
and skilfulºº
in allº
wisdom,º
and cunningºº
in knowledge,º
and understandingºº
science,º
and suchº
as [had] abilityº
in them to standºº
in the king'sº
palace,º
and whom they might teachºº
the learningº
and the tongueº
of the Chaldeans.º |
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1:5
And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they should stand before the king. |
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And the kingº
appointedºº
them a dailyº
provisionº
of the king'sº
meat,ººº
and of the wineºº
which he drank:º
so nourishingºº
them threeº
years,º
that at the endºº
thereof they might standºº
beforeº
the king.º |
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1:6
Now among these were, of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. |
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1:6
Now among these wereº
of the childrenºº
of Judah,º
Daniel,º
Hananiah,º
Mishael,º
and Azariah:º |
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1:7
And the prince of the eunuchs gave names unto them: unto Daniel he gave [the name of] Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, [of] Shadrach; and to Mishael, [of] Meshach; and to Azariah, [of] Abed-nego. |
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Unto whom the princeº
of the eunuchsº
gaveºº
names:º
for he gaveºº
unto Danielº
[the name] of Belteshazzar;º
and to Hananiah,º
of Shadrach;º
and to Mishael,º
of Meshach;º
and to Azariah,º
of Abednego.º |
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1:8 ¶
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's dainties, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. |
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1:8 ¶
But Danielº
purposedºº
inº
his heartº
thatº
he would notº
defileºº
himselfº
with the portionºº
of the king'sº
meat,ºº
nor with the wineº
which he drank:º
therefore he requestedºº
of the princeºº
of the eunuchsº
thatº
he might notº
defileºº
himself.º |
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1:9
Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs. |
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1:9
Now Godº
had broughtººº
Danielº
into favourº
and tender loveº
withº
the princeº
of the eunuchs.º |
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1:10
And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse looking than the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the king. |
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And the princeº
of the eunuchsº
saidºº
unto Daniel,º
Iº
fearººº
my lordº
the king,º
whoº
hath appointedººº
your meatº
and your drink:º
forº
whyº
should he seeººº
your facesº
worse likingºº
thanº
the childrenº
whichº
[are] of your sort?º
then shall ye make [me] endangerººº
my headº
to the king.º |
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1:11
Then said Daniel to the steward whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: |
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1:11
Then saidºº
Danielº
toº
Melzar,º
whomº
the princeº
of the eunuchsº
had setºº
overº
Daniel,º
Hananiah,º
Mishael,º
and Azariah,º |
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1:12
Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. |
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Proveººº
thy servants,º
I beseech thee,º
tenº
days;º
and let them giveºº
us pulseº
to eat,ºº
and waterº
to drink.ºº |
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Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's dainties; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. |
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1:13
Then let our countenancesº
be looked uponºº
beforeº
thee, and the countenanceº
of the childrenº
that eatººº
of the portionºº
of the king'sº
meat:ºº
and asº
thou seest,ºº
dealºº
withº
thy servants.º |
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1:14
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days. |
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1:14
So he consentedºº
to them in thisº
matter,º
and provedºº
them tenº
days.º |
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1:15
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king's dainties. |
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And at the endºº
of tenº
daysº
their countenancesº
appearedºº
fairerº
and fatterº
in fleshº
thanº
allº
the childrenº
which did eatººº
the portionºº
of the king'sº
meat.ºº |
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So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. |
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Thus Melzarº
took awayººº
the portion of their meat,º
and the wineº
that they should drink;º
and gaveºº
them pulse.º |
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1:17 ¶
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. |
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1:17 ¶
As for theseº
fourº
children,º
Godº
gaveºº
them knowledgeº
and skillºº
in allº
learningº
and wisdom:º
and Danielº
had understandingºº
in allº
visionsº
and dreams.º |
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And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. |
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Now at the endºº
of the daysº
thatº
the kingº
had saidºº
he should bringºº
them in,º
then the princeº
of the eunuchsº
broughtºº
them inº
beforeº
Nebuchadnezzar.º |
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And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. |
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And the kingº
communedºº
withº
them; and among them allºº
was foundºº
noneº
like Daniel,º
Hananiah,º
Mishael,º
and Azariah:º
therefore stoodºº
they beforeº
the king.º |
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And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm. |
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And in allº
mattersº
of wisdomº
[and] understanding,º
thatº
the kingº
enquiredºº
ofº
them, he foundºº
them tenº
timesºº
betterº
thanº
allº
the magiciansº
[and] astrologersº
thatº
[were] in allº
his realm.º |
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1:21
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. |
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And Danielº
continuedº
[even] untoº
the firstº
yearº
of kingº
Cyrus.º |
