Daniel 1:18-20
New English Translation
18 When the time appointed by the king arrived,[a] the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence. 19 When the king spoke with them, he did not find among the entire group[b] anyone like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, or Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.[c] 20 In every matter of wisdom and[d] insight the king asked them about, he found them to be ten times[e] better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.
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- Daniel 1:18 tn Heb “at the end of the days that the king said to bring them.”
- Daniel 1:19 tn Heb “from all of them.”
- Daniel 1:19 tn Heb “stood before the king.”
- Daniel 1:20 tc The MT lacks the conjunction, reading the first word in the phrase as a construct (“wisdom of insight”). While this reading is not impossible, it seems better to follow Theodotion, the Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Sahidic Coptic, all of which have the conjunction.
- Daniel 1:20 tn Heb “hands.”
Daniel 1:18-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 At the end of the time that the king had set for them to be brought in, the palace master brought them into the presence of Nebuchadnezzar, 19 and the king spoke with them. Among them all, no one was found to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they were stationed in the king’s court.(A) 20 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 in his whole kingdom.(B)
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