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Daniel 1

The Choice Young Men

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In the thirdh7969 yearh8141 of the reignh4438 of  aJehoiakimh3079 kingh4428 of Judahh3063,  bNebuchadnezzarh5019 kingh4428 of Babylonh894 cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389 and besiegedh6696ah5921 it.

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The  aLordh136 gaveh5414 Jehoiakimh3079 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 into his handh3027, along with someh4480h7117 of the  bvesselsh3627 of the househ1004 of Godh430; and he broughth935 them to the landh776 of  cShinarh8152, to the househ1004 of his  1godh430, and he broughth935 the vesselsh3627 into the treasuryh1004h214 of his  1 dgodh430.

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Then the kingh4428  1orderedh559 Ashpenazh828, the chiefh7227b of his  2officialsh5631, to bringh935 in someh4480 of the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, including someh4480 of the  3royalh4410  afamilyh2233 and of the noblesh6579,

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youthsh3206 in whomh834 was  anoh369h3605 defecth3971, who were good-lookingh2896ah4758, showingh7919a  bintelligenceh7919a in everyh3605 branch of wisdomh2451, endowedh3045 with understandingh995 and discerningh995 knowledgeh4093, and whoh834 had abilityh3851b for  1servingh5975 in the king'sh4428  2courth1964; and he ordered him to teachh3925 them the  3literatureh5612 and  clanguageh3956 of the  dChaldeansh3778.

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The kingh4428 appointedh4487 for them a dailyh3117 rationh1697 from the  aking'sh4428 choiceh6598 foodh6598 and from the wineh3196 whichh4960 he drankh4960, and appointed that they should be  1educatedh1431 threeh7969 yearsh8141, at the endh7117 of which they were to  2 benterh5975 the king'sh4428 personalh6440 serviceh5975h6440.

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Now among them from the sonsh1121 of Judahh3063 were  aDanielh1840, Hananiahh2608a, Mishaelh4332 and Azariahh5838.

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Then the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631 assignedh7760 new namesh8034 to them; and to Danielh1840 he assignedh7760 the name  aBelteshazzarh1095, to Hananiahh2608a  bShadrachh7714, to Mishaelh4332  bMeshachh4335 and to Azariahh5838  bAbed-negoh5664.

Daniel's Resolve

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But Danielh1840  1madeh7760 up his mindh3820 that he would not  adefileh1351 himself with the  bking'sh4428 choiceh6598 foodh6598 or with the  cwineh3196 whichh4960 he drankh4960; so he soughth1245 permission from the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631 that he might not defileh1351 himself.

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Now Godh430 grantedh5414 Danielh1840  1 afavorh2617a and compassionh7356 in the sighth6440 of the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631,

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and the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631 saidh559 to Danielh1840, "I am afraidh3372a of my lordh113 the kingh4428, whoh834 has appointedh4487 your foodh3978 and your drinkh4960; for whyh4100 should he seeh7200 your facesh6440 lookingh2196 moreh4480 haggardh2196 thanh4480 the youthsh3206 whoh834 are your own ageh1524b? Then you would  1make me forfeith2325 my headh7218 to the kingh4428."

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But Danielh1840 saidh559 to the overseerh4453 whomh834 the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631 had appointedh4487 overh5921 Danielh1840, Hananiahh2608a, Mishaelh4332 and Azariahh5838,

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"Pleaseh4994 testh5254 your servantsh5650 for tenh6235 daysh3117, and let us be  agivenh5414 someh4480 vegetablesh2235a to eath398 and waterh4325 to drinkh8354.

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"Then let our appearanceh4758 be  1observedh7200 in your presenceh6440 and the appearanceh4758 of the youthsh3206 whoh834 are eatingh398 the king'sh4428 choiceh6598 foodh6598; and dealh6213a with your servantsh5650 according to whath3512c you seeh7200."

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So he listenedh8085 to them in thish2088 matterh1697 and testedh5254 them for tenh6235 daysh3117.

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At the endh7117 of tenh6235 daysh3117 their appearanceh4758 seemedh7200  abetterh2896a and  1they were fatterh1277h1320 thanh4480 allh3605 the youthsh3206 whoh834 had been eatingh398 the king'sh4428 choiceh6598 foodh6598.

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So the overseerh4453 continuedh1961 to  1withholdh5375 their choiceh6598 foodh6598 and the wineh3196 they were to drinkh4960, and kepth5414  agivingh5414 them vegetablesh2235b.

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As for theseh428 fourh702 youthsh3206,  aGodh430 gaveh5414 them knowledgeh4093 and intelligenceh7919a in everyh3605 branch of  1literatureh5612 and wisdomh2451; Danielh1840 even understoodh995 allh3605 kinds of  bvisionsh2377 and dreamsh2472.

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Then at the endh7117 of the daysh3117 whichh834 the kingh4428 had  1specifiedh559  2for presentingh935 them, the commanderh8269 of the officialsh5631  3presentedh935 them beforeh6440 Nebuchadnezzarh5019.

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The kingh4428 talkedh1696 with them, and out of them allh3605 not one was foundh4672 like  aDanielh1840, Hananiahh2608a, Mishaelh4332 and Azariahh5838; so they  1 benteredh5975 the king'sh4428 personalh6440 serviceh5975h6440.

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As for everyh3605 matterh1697 of  awisdomh2451  1and understandingh998 about whichh834 the kingh4428 consultedh1245 them, he foundh4672 them  btenh6235 timesh3027  cbetterh5921 thanh5921 allh3605 the  2 dmagiciansh2748 and conjurersh825 whoh834 were in allh3605 his realmh4438.

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And Danielh1840  1continuedh1961 untilh5704 the  afirsth259 yearh8141 of Cyrush3566 the kingh4428.



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