Daniel
Daniel 1:4
4young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace— and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.c
Footnotes
- c 1:4 That is, the Babylonians
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| young men | יְלָדִ֣ים | yə·lā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| without | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| blemish | מְאוּם | mə·ʾūm | Noun - masculine singular | H3971 blemish, defect |
| handsome | וְטוֹבֵ֨י | wə·ṭō·w·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| gifted | וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים | ū·maś·kî·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7919 be prudent |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֗ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| knowledgeable | וְיֹ֤דְעֵי | wə·yō·ḏə·‘ê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3045 know |
| quick | מַדָּ֔ע | mad·dā‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H4093 knowledge, thought |
| to understand | וּמְבִינֵ֣י | ū·mə·ḇî·nê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | H995 discern |
| and qualified | כֹּ֣חַ | kō·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| to serve | לַעֲמֹ֖ד | la·‘ă·mōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| in the king’s | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| palace | בְּהֵיכַ֣ל | bə·hê·ḵal | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1964 palace, temple |
| and to teach them | וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם | ū·lă·lam·mə·ḏām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3925 exercise in, learn |
| the language | וּלְשׁ֥וֹן | ū·lə·šō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H3956 tongue |
| and literature | סֵ֖פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| of the Chaldeans | כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃ | kaś·dîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
Cross-references
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Acts 7:22 · Daniel 5:11 · Proverbs 22:29 · Daniel 2:10 · 2 Samuel 14:25 · Daniel 1:17–20 · Leviticus 24:19–20 · Leviticus 21:18–21 · Daniel 5:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.