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Daniel 1:15–19

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And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.
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From verse 15

  1. Exodus 23:25Rank 1 from verse 15
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    25And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

  2. Proverbs 10:22Rank 2 from verse 15
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    22The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  3. 2 Kings 4:42–44Rank 3 from verse 15
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    42¶ And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat.

    43And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.

    44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord.

  4. Haggai 1:6Rank 4 from verse 15
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    6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

  5. Matthew 4:4Rank 5 from verse 15
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    4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

  6. Deuteronomy 28:1–14Rank 6 from verse 15
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    1AND it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

    2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

    3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

    4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

    5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

    6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

    7The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

    8The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

    9The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

    10And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.

    11And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

    12The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

    13And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

    14And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

  7. Haggai 1:9Rank 7 from verse 15
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    9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

  8. Malachi 2:2Rank 8 from verse 15
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    2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

  9. Mark 6:41–42Rank 9 from verse 15
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    41And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

    42And they did all eat, and were filled.

  10. Psalms 37:16Rank 10 from verse 15
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    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

From verse 16

  1. Daniel 1:12Rank 1 from verse 16
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    12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

From verse 17

  1. 1 Kings 3:12Rank 1 from verse 17
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    12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

  2. James 1:5Rank 2 from verse 17
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    5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  3. Job 32:8Rank 3 from verse 17
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    8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  4. Daniel 2:21Rank 4 from verse 17
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    21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

  5. Daniel 2:23Rank 5 from verse 17
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    23I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king’s matter.

  6. Colossians 1:9Rank 6 from verse 17
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    9For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  7. Proverbs 2:6Rank 7 from verse 17
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    6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

  8. Psalms 119:98–100Rank 8 from verse 17
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    98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

    99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

    100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

  9. Acts 6:10Rank 9 from verse 17
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    10And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake.

  10. 2 Chronicles 26:5Rank 10 from verse 17
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    5And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper.

  11. Acts 7:22Rank 11 from verse 17
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    22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

  12. Ezekiel 28:3Rank 12 from verse 17
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    3Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:

  13. James 1:17Rank 13 from verse 17
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    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  14. Numbers 12:6Rank 14 from verse 17
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    6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

  15. 1 Kings 3:28Rank 15 from verse 17
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    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 judgment.

  16. 1 Kings 4:29–31Rank 16 from verse 17
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    29¶ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

    30And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

    31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

  17. Acts 7:10Rank 17 from verse 17
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    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.

  18. Daniel 10:1Rank 18 from verse 17
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    1IN the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

  19. Daniel 2:19Rank 19 from verse 17
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    19¶ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

  20. Daniel 4:9–10Rank 20 from verse 17
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    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 mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great.

  21. Daniel 7:1Rank 21 from verse 17
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    1IN the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

  22. Ecclesiastes 2:26Rank 22 from verse 17
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    26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  23. 2 Chronicles 1:10Rank 23 from verse 17
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    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?

  24. 2 Chronicles 1:12Rank 24 from verse 17
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    12Wisdom and knowledge is 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.

  25. Daniel 5:11–12Rank 25 from verse 17
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    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 shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

  26. Daniel 5:14Rank 26 from verse 17
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    14I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee.

  27. Genesis 41:8–15Rank 27 from verse 17
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    8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

    9¶ Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

    10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both 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 there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

    13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

    14¶ Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

    15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

  28. Isaiah 28:26Rank 28 from verse 17
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    26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

  29. Luke 21:15Rank 29 from verse 17
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    15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  30. 1 Corinthians 12:7–11Rank 30 from verse 17
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    7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

    8For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

    9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

    10To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

    11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

  31. Daniel 8:1Rank 31 from verse 17
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    1IN the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

From verse 18

  1. Daniel 1:5Rank 1 from verse 18
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    5And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

From verse 19

  1. Daniel 1:5Rank 1 from verse 19
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    5And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king’s meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.

  2. Genesis 41:46Rank 2 from verse 19
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    46¶ And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

  3. Proverbs 22:29Rank 3 from verse 19
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    29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

  4. 1 Kings 17:1Rank 4 from verse 19
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    1AND Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.

  5. Jeremiah 15:19Rank 5 from verse 19
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    19¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 1:15

COMBINED MEANING

end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

appeared

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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

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portion

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A part, share, allotment, inheritance, assigned duty, reward, or outcome belonging or given to someone.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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Daniel 1:16

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portion

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A part, share, allotment, inheritance, assigned duty, reward, or outcome belonging or given to someone.

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meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

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wine

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The produce of grapes or other fruit used as a drink.

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should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Daniel 1:17

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

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gave

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1. Bestowed, delivered, or granted. 2. Caused or appointed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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skill

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1. Learned ability, knowledge, or practical competence. 2. As a verb, to know how or be able by skill.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

learning

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of learn, meaning to gain knowledge, receive instruction, or come to know.

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

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understanding

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1. The capacity or act of perceiving, comprehending, discerning, judging, interpreting, or applying knowledge. 2. Knowledge, insight, wisdom, or prudent judgment possessed or gained. 3. Skill or ability in a work, art, subject, vision, saying, or interpretation.

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COMBINED MEANING

visions

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Plural form of vision (something seen, especially a divinely given sight or revelation).

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DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 1:18

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end

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Sense 1: The last or concluding part, termination, or limit. Sense 2: A purpose or intended result. Sense 3: As a verb, to cease or bring to a close.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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prince

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A chief, head, ruler, governor, commander, noble, or person of leading authority.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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DEFINED WORDS

Daniel 1:19

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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COMBINED MEANING

communed

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1. Talked, conversed, or conferred with another. 2. Considered and reasoned within one's own heart.

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like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1:8¶ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

1:9Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.

1:10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.

1:11Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

1:13Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

1:14So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

1:15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.

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1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

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1:17¶ As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

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1:18Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

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1:19And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king.

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1:20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

1:21And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.

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