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Daniel 1:20

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

KJV

Et omne verbum sapientiæ et intellectus, quod sciscitatus est ab eis rex, invenit in eis decuplum super cunctos ariolos et magos qui erant in universo regno ejus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ καὶ συνέσει καὶ παιδείᾳ, ὅσα ἐζήτησε παρ’ αὐτῶν ὁ βασιλεύς, κατέλαβεν αὐτοὺς σοφωτέρους δεκαπλασίως ὑπὲρ τοὺς σοφιστὰς καὶ τοὺς φιλοσόφους τοὺς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐδόξασεν αὐτοὺς ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἄρχοντας, καὶ ἀνέδειξεν αὐτοὺς σοφοὺς παρὰ πάντας τοὺς αὐτοῦ ἐν πράγμασιν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ.

LXX

And in every matter of wisdom and understanding, concerning which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters that were in all his realm.

ASV

וְ/כֹ֗ל דְּבַר֙ חָכְמַ֣ת בִּינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּ֥שׁ מֵ/הֶ֖ם הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽ/יִּמְצָאֵ֞/ם עֶ֣שֶׂר יָד֗וֹת עַ֤ל כָּל הַֽ/חַרְטֻמִּים֙ הָֽ/אַשָּׁפִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּ/כָל מַלְכוּתֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַשָּׁפִ֔ים
'shpym
noun · 2×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בִּינָֽה
bynh
noun · 38×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
וֹ
v
noun · 90×
חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י
chrtmy
noun · 11×
חָכְמָ֑ה
chkmh
noun · 148×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֶ֣שֶׂר
'shr
adjective · 174×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 4:29 — And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
  • 1Kgs 4:30 — And Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
  • 1Kgs 10:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
  • 1Kgs 10:23 — So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
  • 1Sam 18:30 — Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
  • Dan 2:2 — Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
  • Dan 4:9 — O 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 interpretat
  • Deut 4:6 — Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understandi
  • Exod 7:22 — And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
  • Exod 8:7 — And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 8:19 — Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
  • Ezek 28:3 — Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
  • Ezra 8:18 — And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
  • Gen 31:7 — And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.
  • Gen 41:8 — And 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 non
  • Gen 41:8 — And 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 non
  • Isa 19:3 — And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to t
  • Isa 44:25 — That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
  • Isa 47:12 — Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
  • Job 19:3 — These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
  • Job 19:3 — These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
  • Neh 4:12 — And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
  • Num 14:22 — Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;