These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
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King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
Daniel 1
Tanakh 21 verses
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IN THE third year of the reign of Jehoiakim of came of unto , and besieged it.
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And gave Jehoiakim of into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of ; and he carried them into the land of Shinar to the house of his , and the vessels he brought into the treasure-house of his .
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2 Chronicles 36:7 Zechariah 5:11 Genesis 11:2 Judges 16:23-24 Isaiah 11:11 Jeremiah 27:19-20 Jeremiah 51:44 Isaiah 42:24 1 Samuel 5:2 Genesis 10:10 Daniel 2:37-38 Judges 2:14 Habakkuk 1:16 Ezra 1:7 Daniel 5:2-3 Psalm 106:41-42 Daniel 5:18 Judges 3:8 Deuteronomy 32:30 Deuteronomy 28:49-52 Judges 4:2 1 Samuel 31:9-10 -
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And the spoke unto Ashpenaz his chief officer, that he should bring in certain of the children of , and of the seed royal, and of the nobles,
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- 4 youths in whom was no blemish, but fair to look on, and skilful in all wisdom, and skilful in knowledge, and discerning in thought, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
- 5 And the appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s food, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at the end thereof they might stand before the .
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Now among these were, of the children of , , Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
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And the chief of the officers gave names unto them: unto he gave the of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego.
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But purposed in his that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the officers that he might not defile himself.
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And granted and compassion in the sight of the chief of the officers.
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And the chief of the officers said unto : ‘I my lord the , who hath appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces sad in comparison with the youths that are of your own age? so would ye endanger my head with the .’
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- 11 Then said to the steward, whom the chief of the officers had appointed over , Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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Try thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
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- 13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king’s food; and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.’
- 14 So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.
- 15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in , than all the youths that did eat of the king’s food.
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So the steward took away their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
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Now as for these four youths, gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and had understanding in all visions and dreams.
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And at the end of the days which the had appointed for bringing them in, the chief of the officers brought them in before .
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And the spoke with them; and among them all was found none like , Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore stood they before the .
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And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.
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And continued even unto the first year of Cyrus.
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