Dan. 1:20 in context
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Daniel 1:20

In all matters requiring wisdom and understanding, the king [Nebuchadnezzar] consulted them, and they proved to be ten times (literally "ten hands") wiser than all the diviners (scribes, from the word for pen) and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְכֹל   דְּבַר   חָכְמַת   בִּינָה   אֲשֶׁר   בִּקֵּשׁ   מֵהֶם   הַמֶּלֶךְ   וַיִּמְצָאֵם   עֶשֶׂר   יָדוֹת   עַל   כָּל   הַחַרְטֻמִּים   הָאַשָּׁפִים   אֲשֶׁר   בְּכָל   מַלְכוּתוֹ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

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

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H3605
 וְ (ve)
כֹ֗ל (khól)
 and
all
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H1697
 דְּבַר֙ (devar)
 word
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H2451
 חָכְמַ֣ת (chakhemat)
 wisdom
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H0998
 בִּינָ֔ה (binah)
 understanding
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H0834a
H9014
 אֲשֶׁר (asher-)
־
which
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
H1245
 בִּקֵּ֥שׁ (biqesh)
 to seek
Verb Verb
piel qatal 3p ♂ sing. piel qatal third person masculine singular

Vpp3ms
H9006
H9038
 מֵ (me)
הֶ֖ם (hem)
 from
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

R
Sp3mp
H9009
H4428
 הַ (ha)
מֶּ֑לֶךְ (melekhe)
 the
king
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9001
H4672
H9038
 וַֽ (va)
יִּמְצָאֵ֞ (jimetzae)
ם (m)
 seq
to find
them
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal wayyiqtol 3p ♂ sing. qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

c
Vqw3ms
Sp3mp
H6235
 עֶ֣שֶׂר (eser)
 ten
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H3027
 יָד֗וֹת (jadvót)
 hand
Noun Noun
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

 Ncfpa
H5921a
 עַ֤ל (al)
 upon
Prep. Preposition

 R
H3605
H9014
 כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H2748
 הַֽ (ha)
חַרְטֻמִּים֙ (charetumim)
 the
magician
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H9009
H0825
 הָֽ (ha)
אַשָּׁפִ֔ים (ashafim)
 the
enchanter
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֖ר (asher)
 which
Conj. Conjunktion

 C
H9003
H3605
H9014
 בְּ (be)
כָל (khal-)
־
in
all
link
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H4438
H9023
H9016
 מַלְכוּתֽ (malekhot)
וֹ (vó)
׃
royalty
his
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncfsc
Sp3ms

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