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And the remainder is for the prince, on this side and on that of the holy heave offering, and of the possession of the city in the front of the twenty five thousand of the heave offeringto the east border, and westward in thefront of the twenty five thousand to the west border; alongside the parts of the prince. And it shall be a holy heave offering, and the sanctuaryof the house in its midst.

And to the prince shall be from the possession of the Levites, and from the city's possession, amidst that for the prince, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin.

This is the land which you shall make fall by lot for an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these their parts , declares the Lord Jehovah.

to whom the chief of the eunuchs gave names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Meshach; and Azariah, Abednego.

And the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has chosen your food and your drink. For why should he see your faces worse looking than the boys who are in your term? Then you would forfeit my head to theking.

And he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.

As for these four boys, God gave them knowledge and skill in all writing and wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

The king answered and said, For I know that you buy time, that on account of all, you see the thing is certainly gone from me.

But if you will not make the dream known to me, there is one law for you. For you have agreed upon lying and deceiving words to speak before me until the time has changed. Therefore, tell methe dream, then I shall know that you canreveal the meaning to me.

And the law went out that the wise men should be killed. And they looked for Daniel and his companions, to be killed.

that they might pray for the mercies of God in Heaven about this secret, that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His.

I thank You and praise You, O God of my fathers, who has given me wisdom and might, and has made me know what we ask of You. For You have revealed to us the king's matter.

As for you, O king, your thoughts came on your bed, what should happen after this. And He who reveals secrets makes known to you what shall occur.

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living man, but so that the meaning might be made known to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your heart.

Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were together broken to pieces, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors. And the wind carried them away so that no place was found for them. And thestone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

You O king are the king of kings. For the God of Heaven has given you the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the honor.

Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit plentiful, and food for all was in it. The beasts of the field sought shade under it, and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.

I, Nebuchadnezzar, have seen this dream. Now you, O Belteshazzar, declare its meaning, since all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to reveal the meaning to me. But you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stunned for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke and said, O Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream