Daniel 1:20

“And 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.”

Daniel 1:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 1:20, word by word

matterדְּבַרdevar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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of wisdomחָכְמַתchachmat

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

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and understandingבִּינָהbina

understanding

Understanding: the ability to comprehend and to tell one thing from another.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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askedבִּקֵּשׁbikesh

try to get

To try to get something.

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he found themיִּמְצָאֵyimtsae

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

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tenעֶשֶׂרeser

ten

Ten.

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timesיָדוֹתyadot

tenon

Parts of an object, or a portion.

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the magiciansחַרְטֻמִּיםchartumim

magicians

Magicians: Egyptian experts devoted to interpreting dreams and signs and to secret arts.

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and the enchantersאַשָּׁפִיםashafim

enchanter

Enchanter: one who uses spells and words of conjuring.

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his kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut

kingdom

A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.

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The context

19And 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.

20 · This verse (above)

21And Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus.

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