And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 1 of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar orders young men from the nobility of Judah to be selected for service in the imperial administration. The goal is not merely to educate them, but to reshape their identity through language, literature, food, and names associated with the Babylonian environment. Daniel therefore presents exile as a confrontation between faithfulness to the God of Israel and the cultural structures of an empire seeking to redefine its captives.
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Compare Daniel 1:3 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Und der König sprach zu Aspenas, seinem obersten Kämmerer, er sollte aus den Kindern Israel vom königlichen Stamm und Herrenkinder wählen
Y dijo el rey a Aspenaz, príncipe de sus eunucos, que trajese de los hijos de Israel, del linaje real de los príncipes,
Le roi donna l'ordre à Aschpenaz, chef de ses eunuques, d'amener quelques-uns des enfants d'Israël de race royale ou de famille noble,
E il re disse ad Aspenaz, capo de’ suoi eunuchi, che, d’infra i figliuoli d’Israele, e del sangue reale, e de’ principi,
E disse o rei a Aspenaz, chefe dos seus eunucos, que trouxesse alguns dos filhos de Israel, e da linhagem real e dos príncipes,
王吩咐太監長 亞施毗拿 ,從 以色列 人的王室後裔和貴族中帶進幾個人來,
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