So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.
Parallel translations
- WEB So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
- KJV Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
- BSB So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
- NKJV Thus the steward took away their portion of delicacies and the wine that they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.
- NLT So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others.
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The steward permanently removes the royal food and gives them vegetables. Daniel's conviction becomes their settled practice.
Overview
The successful test leads to an ongoing arrangement, showing that the stand of conscience was honored. What began as a ten-day trial becomes their way of life at court. God's blessing established the path that faithfulness had begun.
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- Dan 1:12Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.
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