young men without any physical defect, good-looking, suitable for instruction in all wisdom,(A) knowledgeable, perceptive, and capable of serving in the king’s palace(B)—and to teach them the Chaldean language(C) and literature.

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young men without any physical defect, handsome,(A) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,(B) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language(C) and literature of the Babylonians.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:4 Or Chaldeans

The Chaldeans spoke to the king (Aramaic[a](A) begins here): “May the king live forever.(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:4 Dn 2:4–7:28 is written in Aram.

Then the astrologers answered the king,[a](A) “May the king live forever!(B) Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 2:4 At this point the Hebrew text has in Aramaic, indicating that the text from here through the end of chapter 7 is in Aramaic.