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Daniel 1:3-4
English Standard Version
Daniel 1:3-4
English Standard Version
3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, (A)his chief eunuch, to bring some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family[a] and of (B)the nobility, 4 youths without (C)blemish, of good appearance and (D)skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king's palace, and to (E)teach them the literature and language of the (F)Chaldeans.
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- Daniel 1:3 Hebrew of the seed of the kingdom
Daniel 1:3-4
New International Version
Daniel 1:3-4
New International Version
3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility(A)— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome,(B) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,(C) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language(D) and literature of the Babylonians.[a]
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- Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans
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