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1.1 KiB
1.1 KiB
The king spoke with them
The king spoke with the "four young men" (Daniel 1:17).
among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
This can be stated in positive form. AT: "Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah pleased him much more than anyone else in the whole group" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah
These are the names of men. See how you translated these names in Daniel 1:6-7.
ten times better
Here "ten times" is an exaggeration representing great quality. AT: "much better" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)
the first year of King Cyrus
"the first year that King Cyrus ruled Babylon"