Daniel 1:4

young 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.
Daniel 1:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יְלָדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵֽין־בָּהֶ֣ם כָּל־מוּם֩ וְטוֹבֵ֨י מַרְאֶ֜ה וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣ים בְּכָל־חָכְמָ֗ה וְיֹ֤דְעֵי דַ֙עַת֙ וּמְבִינֵ֣י מַדָּ֔ע וַאֲשֶׁר֙ כֹּ֣חַ בָּהֶ֔ם לַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּהֵיכַ֣ל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥ם סֵ֖פֶר וּלְשׁ֥וֹן כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃

  1. יְלָדִ֣יםye.la.Dim“youths”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
  2. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  3. אֵֽין־'ein-“not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  4. בָּהֶ֣םba.Hem“[was] in them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  5. כָּל־kol-“any”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. מוּם֩me.'um“blemish”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מאוּם · “blemish” · Strong's H3971A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. וְטוֹבֵ֨יve.to.Vei“and good of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  8. מַרְאֶ֜הmar.'Eh“appearance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְאֶה · “appearance” · Strong's H4758
  9. וּמַשְׂכִּילִ֣יםu.mas.ki.Lim“and having insight”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  10. בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  11. חָכְמָ֗הchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  12. וְיֹ֤דְעֵיve.Yo.de.'ei“and knowing”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  13. דַ֙עַת֙da.'at“<of> knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  14. וּמְבִינֵ֣יu.me.vi.Nei“and understanding”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  15. מַדָּ֔עma.Da'“<of> knowledge”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַדָּע · “knowledge” · Strong's H4093
  16. וַאֲשֶׁר֙va.'a.Sher“and whom”
    Conjunction + Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. כֹּ֣חַKo.ach“ability”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּחַ · “strength” · Strong's H3581B
  18. בָּהֶ֔םba.Hem“[was] in them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  19. לַעֲמֹ֖דla.'a.Mod“to stand”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  20. בְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.Khal“in [the] palace of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הֵיכָל · “palace” · Strong's H1964H
  21. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  22. וּֽלֲלַמְּדָ֥םu.la.la.me.Dam“and to teach them”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָמַד · “teach” · Strong's H3925G
  23. סֵ֖פֶרSe.fer“[the] writing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  24. וּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.Shon“and [the] tongue of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from לָשׁוֹן · “language” · Strong's H3956H
  25. כַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.Dim“[the] Chaldeans”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from כַּשְׂדִּים · “Chaldea” · Strong's H3778
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)