Daniel 1:4
Konteks1:4 young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, 1 well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated 2 and having keen insight, 3 and who were capable 4 of entering the king’s royal service 5 – and to teach them the literature and language 6 of the Babylonians. 7
Daniel 7:1
Konteks7:1 In the first 8 year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had 9 a dream filled with visions 10 while he was lying on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream in summary fashion. 11
[1:4] 1 tn Heb “good of appearance.”
[1:4] 2 tn Heb “knowers of knowledge.”
[1:4] 3 tn Heb “understanders of knowledge.”
[1:4] 4 tn Heb “who had strength.”
[1:4] 5 tn Heb “to stand in the palace of the king.” Cf. vv. 5, 19.
[1:4] 6 sn The language of the Chaldeans referred to here is Akkadian, an East Semitic cuneiform language.
[1:4] 7 tn Heb “Chaldeans” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV). This is an ancient name for the Babylonians.
[7:1] 8 sn The first year of Belshazzar’s reign would have been ca. 553
[7:1] 10 tn Aram “and visions of his head.” The Aramaic is difficult here. Some scholars add a verb thought to be missing (e.g., “the visions of his head [were alarming him]”), but there is no external evidence to support such a decision and the awkwardness of the text at this point may be original.
[7:1] 11 tn Aram “head of words.” The phrase is absent in Theodotion. Cf. NIV “the substance of his dream.”