en_tn_condensed/dan/01/03.md

# The king spoke

This refers to Nebuchadnezzar.

# Ashpenaz

This is the chief official. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# nobility

This is the highest social class.

# without blemish

These two negative words together emphasize a positive idea. AT: "with perfect appearance" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])

# filled with knowledge and understanding

This is an idiom. This means they knew much and could organize and use that information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# king's palace

This is the large house or building where the king lives.

# He was to teach them

"Ashpenaz was to teach them"

# The king counted out for them

The king's officials did this task for him. AT: "The king's officials counted out for them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# his delicacies

the special, rare, good foods that the king ate

# These young men were to be trained

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Ashpenaz was to train these young men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# trained

"taught skills"
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to Nebuchadnezzar.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Ashpenaz`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the chief official. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# nobility`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the highest social class.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# without blemish`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These two negative words together emphasize a positive idea. AT: "with perfect appearance" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# filled with knowledge and understanding`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is an idiom. This means they knew much and could organize and use that information. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# king's palace`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is the large house or building where the king lives.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He was to teach them`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Ashpenaz was to teach them"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The king counted out for them`

			`The king's officials did this task for him. AT: "The king's officials counted out for them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# his delicacies`

			`the special, rare, good foods that the king ate`

			`# These young men were to be trained`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "Ashpenaz was to train these young men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# trained`
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			`"taught skills"`