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Now it happened that in the morning (A)his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the [a](B)magicians of Egypt and all its (C)wise men. And Pharaoh recounted to them his dream, but (D)there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

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  1. Genesis 41:8 Or soothsayer priests

In the morning his mind was troubled,(A) so he sent for all the magicians(B) and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.(C)

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11 Then Pharaoh also (A)called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they also, the [a](B)magicians of Egypt, did [b]the same with (C)their secret arts.

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  1. Exodus 7:11 Or soothsayer priests
  2. Exodus 7:11 Lit thus

11 Pharaoh then summoned wise men and sorcerers,(A) and the Egyptian magicians(B) also did the same things by their secret arts:(C)

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12 “Stand fast now in your (A)spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit;
Perhaps you may cause trembling.
13 You are (B)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (C)astrologers,
Those who behold visions by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (D)save you from what will come upon you.

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12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells
    and with your many sorceries,(A)
    which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
    perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!(B)
    Let your astrologers(C) come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
    let them save(D) you from what is coming upon you.

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20 And as for every matter of (A)wisdom in understanding which the king sought from them, he found them (B)ten times (C)better than all the [a](D)magicians and conjurers who were in all his kingdom.

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  1. Daniel 1:20 Or soothsayer priests

20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians(A) and enchanters in his whole kingdom.(B)

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10 The Chaldeans answered [a]the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who is able to declare the matter [b]for the king, inasmuch as no great king or powerful ruler has ever asked about a matter like this of any [c](A)magician, conjurer, or Chaldean.

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  1. Daniel 2:10 Lit before the
  2. Daniel 2:10 Lit of
  3. Daniel 2:10 Or soothsayer priest

10 The astrologers(A) answered the king, “There is no one on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer.(B)

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27 Daniel answered before the king and said, “As for the mystery about which the king is asking, neither (A)wise men, conjurers, [a]magicians, nor diviners are able to declare it to the king.

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  1. Daniel 2:27 Or soothsayer priests

27 Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about,(A)

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So I gave a decree to (A)bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret(A) the dream for me.

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The king called out loudly to bring in the (A)conjurers, the [a]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who can read this writing and declare its interpretation to me shall be (B)clothed with purple and have a (C)necklace of gold around his neck and rule with power as [b](D)third ruler in the kingdom.”

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  1. Daniel 5:7 Or master astrologers
  2. Daniel 5:7 Or a triumvir

The king summoned the enchanters,(A) astrologers[a](B) and diviners.(C) Then he said to these wise(D) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(E) and he will be made the third(F) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(G)

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  1. Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11