Daniel 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 1:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יְלָדִ֣ים
yeled
H3206
child
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בָּהֶ֣ם
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מאום
mʼûwm
H3971
blemish
מוּם֩
mʼûwm
H3971
blemish
וְטוֹבֵ֨י
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מַרְאֶ֜ה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
חָכְמָ֗ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וְיֹ֤דְעֵי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
דַ֨עַת֙
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
וּמְבִינֵ֣י
bîyn
H995
to understand
מַדָּ֔ע
maddâʻ
H4093
knowledge
וַאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
כֹּ֣חַ
kôach
H3581
strength
בָּהֶ֔ם
לַעֲמֹ֖ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בְּהֵיכַ֣ל
hêykâl
H1964
temple
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם
lâmad
H3925
to learn
סֵ֖פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
וּלְשׁ֥וֹן
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
כַּשְׂדִּֽים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
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World English Bible Public Domain
youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the language of the Chaldeans.
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King James Version Public Domain
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
youths in whom was no blemish, who were good-looking, skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge and understanding learning, and who were competent to stand in the palace of the king, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).