افرادی که باهوش، دانا، خوشرو، بدون عیب و نقص و خوشاندام باشند تا بتوانند در دربار خدمت کنند. به آنها خواندن و نوشتن زبان کلدانی را نیز بیاموزد.
Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.