Dan 1:20 | NET2full | STEP | In every matter of wisdom and insight the king asked them about , he found them to be 10 times better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire .

‏ Daniel 1:20

20 In every matter of wisdom and ^{▼▼tc The MT lacks the conjunction, reading the first word in the phrase as a construct (“wisdom of insight”). While this reading is not impossible, it seems better to follow Theodotion, the Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Sahidic Coptic, all of which have the conjunction.} insight the king asked them about, he found them to be 10 times ^{▼▼tn Heb “hands.”} better than any of the magicians and astrologers that were in his entire empire.