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And the kingהַמֶּלֶךְspokeוַיְדַבֵּרwith them,אִתָּםand among all of themמִכֻּלָּםnone wasוְלֹאfoundנִמְצָאlike Daniel,כְּדָנִיֵּאלHananiah,חֲנַנְיָהMishael,מִישָׁאֵלand Azariah;וַעֲזַרְיָהand they stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Daniel 1:19
Study it in the app“And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and they stood before the king.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 1:19, word by word
- And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- spokeיְדַבֵּרyedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appears- foundנִמְצָאnimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsa” appears- like Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel
Daniel
Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."
Where else “daniyel” appears- Hananiahחֲנַנְיָהchananya
Hananiah
Hananiah: name of many Israelites. It means "YHWH has been gracious."
Where else “chananya” appears- Mishaelמִישָׁאֵלmishael
Mishael
Mishael: the name of several Israelites, among them a son of Uzziel, cousin of Moses, and a companion of Daniel.
Where else “mishael” appears- and Azariahעֲזַרְיָהazarya
Azariah
Azariah: the name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."
Where else “azarya” appears- and they stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu
stand before
"Stand before" someone: to serve them.
Where else “yaamdu” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears
The context
18And at the end of the days that the king had said to bring them in, the chief of the officials brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
19 · This verse (above)
20And in every matter of wisdom and understanding that the king asked of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and the enchanters who were in all his kingdom.