Daniel
Daniel 1:19–20
19And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
20In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
Word by word
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Daniel 1:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the king | הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| spoke with them | וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר | way·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| and among | אִתָּם֮ | ’it·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
| all | מִכֻּלָּ֔ם | mik·kul·lām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| he found | נִמְצָא֙ | nim·ṣā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| no one | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| equal to Daniel | כְּדָנִיֵּ֣אל | kə·ḏā·nî·yêl | Preposition-k; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1841 Daniel |
| Hananiah | חֲנַנְיָ֔ה | ḥă·nan·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2608 Chananjah |
| Mishael | מִֽישָׁאֵ֖ל | mî·šā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4332 Mishael |
| and Azariah | וַעֲזַרְיָ֑ה | wa·‘ă·zar·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5838 Azarjah |
| So they entered | וַיַּֽעַמְד֖וּ | way·ya·‘am·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| the king’s service | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
Daniel 1:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In every | וְכֹ֗ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| matter | דְּבַר֙ | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of wisdom | חָכְמַ֣ת | ḥā·ḵə·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2451 wisdom |
| and understanding | בִּינָ֔ה | bî·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H998 understanding |
| about which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| consulted | בִּקֵּ֥שׁ | biq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| them | מֵהֶ֖ם | mê·hem | Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| he found them | וַֽיִּמְצָאֵ֞ם | way·yim·ṣā·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| ten | עֶ֣שֶׂר | ‘e·śer | Number - feminine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| times | יָד֗וֹת | yā·ḏō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H3027 hand |
| better than | עַ֤ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the magicians | הָֽאַשָּׁפִ֔ים | hā·’aš·šā·p̄îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H825 conjurer, necromancer |
| and enchanters | הַֽחַרְטֻמִּים֙ | ha·ḥar·ṭum·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2748 engraver, writer |
| in his entire | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| kingdom | מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ | mal·ḵū·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4438 royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 1:19 Proverbs 22:29 · Daniel 1:5 · Genesis 41:46
Daniel 1:20 Isaiah 47:12–14 · 1 Kings 4:29–34 · Exodus 8:19 · Genesis 41:8 · Isaiah 19:3 · Exodus 7:22 · Numbers 14:22 · 1 Kings 10:23–24 · Genesis 31:7 · Nehemiah 4:12 · 1 Kings 10:1–3 · Exodus 8:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.