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Daniel 1:4-21

1:4

Children
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in whom [was] no blemish
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but well
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favoured
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and skilful
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in all wisdom
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and cunning
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in knowledge
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and understanding
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science
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and such as [had] ability
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in them to stand
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in the king's
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palace
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and whom they might teach
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the learning
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and the tongue
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of the Chaldeans
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1:5

And the king
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appointed
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them a daily
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provision
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of the king's
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meat
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and of the wine
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which he drank
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so nourishing
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them three
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years
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that at the end
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thereof they might stand
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before
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the king
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{the wine...: Heb. the wine of his drink}

1:6

Now among these were of the children
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of Judah
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Daniel
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Hananiah
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Mishael
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and Azariah
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1:7

Unto whom the prince
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of the eunuchs
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gave
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names
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for he gave
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unto Daniel
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[the name] of Belteshazzar
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and to Hananiah
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of Shadrach
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and to Mishael
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of Meshach
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and to Azariah
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of Abednego
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1:8

But Daniel
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purposed
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in his heart
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that he would not defile
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himself with the portion
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of the king's
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meat
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nor with the wine
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which he drank
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therefore he requested
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of the prince
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of the eunuchs
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that he might not defile
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himself.

1:9

Now God
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had brought
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Daniel
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into favour
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and tender love
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with
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the prince
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of the eunuchs
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1:10

And the prince
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of the eunuchs
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said
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unto Daniel
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I fear
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my lord
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the king
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who hath appointed
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your meat
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and your drink
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for why should he see
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your faces
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worse liking
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than the children
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which [are] of your sort
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then shall ye make [me] endanger
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my head
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to the king
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{worse...: Heb. sadder} {sort: or, term, or, continuance?}

1:11

Then said
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Daniel
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to Melzar
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whom the prince
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of the eunuchs
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had set
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over Daniel
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Hananiah
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Mishael
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and Azariah
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{Melzar: or, the steward}

1:12

Prove
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thy servants
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I beseech thee, ten
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days
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and let them give
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us pulse
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to eat
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and water
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to drink
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{pulse: Heb. of pulse} {to eat...: Heb. that we may eat, etc}

1:13

Then let our countenances
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be looked upon
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before
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thee, and the countenance
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of the children
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that eat
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of the portion
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of the king's
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meat
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and as thou seest
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deal
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with thy servants
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1:14

So he consented
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to them in this matter
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and proved
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them ten
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days
<03117>_.

1:15

And at the end
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of ten
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days
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their countenances
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appeared
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fairer
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and fatter
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in flesh
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than all the children
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which did eat
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the portion
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of the king's
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meat
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1:16

Thus Melzar
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took away
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the portion of their meat
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and the wine
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that they should drink
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and gave
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them pulse
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1:17

As for these four
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children
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God
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gave
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them knowledge
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and skill
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in all learning
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and wisdom
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and Daniel
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had understanding
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in all visions
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and dreams
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{Daniel...: or, he made Daniel understand}

1:18

Now at the end
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of the days
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that the king
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had said
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he should bring
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them in, then the prince
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of the eunuchs
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brought
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them in before
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Nebuchadnezzar
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1:19

And the king
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communed
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with them; and among them all was found
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none like Daniel
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Hananiah
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Mishael
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and Azariah
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therefore stood
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they before
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the king
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1:20

And in all matters
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of wisdom
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[and] understanding
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that the king
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enquired
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of them, he found
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them ten times
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better
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than all the magicians
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[and] astrologers
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that [were] in all his realm
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{wisdom...: Heb. wisdom of understanding}

1:21

And Daniel
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continued [even] unto the first
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year
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of king
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Cyrus
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