Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Daniel 1:20

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Daniel 1:20 - 1:20

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - Daniel 1:20 - 1:20

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ten times - literally, “ten hands.”

magicians - properly, “sacred scribes, skilled in the sacred writings, a class of Egyptian priests” [Gesenius]; from a Hebrew root, “a pen.” The word in our English Version, “magicians,” comes from mag, that is, “a priest.” The Magi formed one of the six divisions of the Medes.

astrologers - Hebrew, “enchanters,” from a root, “to conceal,” practicers of the occult arts.