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Daniel 1

Dan. 1:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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As for these four
'arba` (Hebrew #702)
from 7251; four
KJV usage: four.
Pronounce: ar-bah'
Origin: masculine oarbaah {ar-baw-aw'}
children
yeled (Hebrew #3206)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
KJV usage: boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
Pronounce: yeh'-led
Origin: from 3205
, God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
gave
nathan (Hebrew #5414)
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
KJV usage: add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, X avenge, X be ((healed)), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, + cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, X doubtless, X without fail, fasten, frame, X get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), X have, X indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), + lie, lift up, make, + O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, X pull , put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), + sing, + slander, strike, (sub-)mit, suffer, X surely, X take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, + weep, + willingly, + withdraw, + would (to) God, yield.
Pronounce: naw-than'
Origin: a primitive root
them knowledge
madda` (Hebrew #4093)
from 3045; intelligence or consciousness
KJV usage: knowledge, science, thought.
Pronounce: mad-daw'
Origin: or maddai {mad-dah'}
and skill
sakal (Hebrew #7919)
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(- ly), guide wittingly.
Pronounce: saw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
in all learning
cepher (Hebrew #5612)
from 5608; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
KJV usage: bill, book, evidence, X learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
Pronounce: say'-fer
Origin: or (feminine) ciphrah (Psa. 56:8 (9)) {sif-raw'}
and wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
: and βDaniel
Daniye'l (Hebrew #1840)
from 1835 and 410; judge of God; Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Daniel.
Pronounce: daw-nee-yale'
Origin: in Ezekiel it is: Daniel {daw-nee-ale'}
had understanding
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
in all visions
chazown (Hebrew #2377)
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
KJV usage: vision.
Pronounce: khaw-zone'
Origin: from 2372
and dreams
chalowm (Hebrew #2472)
from 2492; a dream
KJV usage: dream(-er).
Pronounce: khal-ome'
Origin: or (shortened) chalom {khal-ome'}
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or, he made Daniel understand.

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Daniel the Prophet,
Dreams,
God,
Visions

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Ministry on This Verse

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Dan. 2:21,23• 21And it is he that changeth the times and seasons; He removeth kings and setteth up kings, He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.
 23I thank thee, and I praise thee, O God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me already what we desired of thee; For thou hast made known unto us the king's matter. (Dan. 2:21,23)
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1 Kings 3:12,28• 12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
 28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice. (1 Kings 3:12,28)
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1 Kings 4:29‑31• 29And God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.
 30And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
 31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about. (1 Kings 4:29‑31)
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2 Chron. 1:10,12• 10Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
 12wisdom and knowledge are granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. (2 Chron. 1:10,12)
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Job 32:8• 8Surely the spirit [it is] in mortal man,{HR}And the breath of Shaddai giveth them wit. (Job 32:8)
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Psa. 119:98‑100• 98Thy commandments make me wiser than mine enemies,{HR}For they [are] ever mine.
 99More than all my teachers I have understanding:{HR}For thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
 100More than aged [men] I understand,{HR}For thy precepts I have observed. (Psa. 119:98‑100)
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Prov. 2:6• 6For Jehovah giveth wisdom;{HR}Out of his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Prov. 2:6)
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Eccl. 2:26• 26For to the man that pleaseth him God giveth wisdom,{HR}And knowledge, and joy:{HR}But to the sinner he giveth travail,{HR}To gather and to heap up,{HR}That he may give to him that pleaseth God.{HR}This also [is] vanity and a striving after wind. (Eccl. 2:26)
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Isa. 28:26• 26His God doth instruct him in judgment, he doth teach him. (Isa. 28:26)
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Luke 21:15• 15for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or reply unto. (Luke 21:15)
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Acts 6:10• 10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. (Acts 6:10)
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Acts 7:10• 10and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. (Acts 7:10)
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Col. 1:9• 9On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Col. 1:9)
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James 1:5,17• 5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that giveth to all freely and reproacheth not; and it shall be given him.
 17Every good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor shadow of turning. (James 1:5,17)
knowledge.
Acts 7:22• 22And Moses was instructed in all [the] wisdom of [the] Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works. (Acts 7:22)
Daniel had understanding.
or, he made Daniel understand.
Dan. 4:9‑10• 9O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
 10Thus were the visions of my head upon my bed: I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great. (Dan. 4:9‑10)
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Dan. 5:11‑12,14• 11There is a man in thy kingdom in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father, light and understanding, and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
 12forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard sentences, and solving of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.
 14And I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. (Dan. 5:11‑12,14)
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Dan. 10:1• 1In the third year of Cyrus, King of Persia, a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar, and the thing is true, but the appointed time of trial is long; and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. (Dan. 10:1)
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Gen. 41:8‑15• 8And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none to interpret them to Pharaoh.
 9And the chief-butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying, I remember my faults this day.
 10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, me and the chief-baker.
 11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
 12And [there was] with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant of the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he interpreted.
 13And it came to pass, as he interpreted, so it was: me he restored to mine office, and him he hanged.
 14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they hastened his exit [made him run] out of the dungeon; and he shaved, and changed his raiment, and came in to Pharaoh.
 15And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and [there is] none to interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, thou understandest a dream to interpret it. (Gen. 41:8‑15)
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Num. 12:6• 6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I Jehovah will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. (Num. 12:6)
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2 Chron. 26:5• 5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper. (2 Chron. 26:5)
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Ezek. 28:3• 3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel: there is no secret that they can hide from thee: (Ezek. 28:3)
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1 Cor. 12:7‑11• 7But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit.
 8For to one, through the Spirit, is given [the] word of wisdom, and to another [the] word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;
 9to a different one faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,
 10and to another operations of powers, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits; to a different one kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
 11But all these things operateth the one and the same Spirit, dividing in particular to each as he pleaseth. (1 Cor. 12:7‑11)
• The nearer we are practically to the Lord, the more fully He communicates to us of His mind; and remark, that it is not only what is generally understood as “His mind,” but it is in all learning and wisdom. (“Daniel 1” by E. Dennett)
• In all the circumstances and experiences through which God leads His people, He is forming them as vessels for His service. On the human side it was a calamity that had befallen Daniel; on God’s side, as is plainly revealed, this seeming calamity was but the instrumentality which He had chosen to form Daniel for his mission to carry His testimony into the court of the mighty Gentile monarch. (“Daniel 1” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

W. Kelly Translation

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As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)