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Daniel 1:16
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
Daniel 1:16 · Berean Standard Bible
Daniel 1:16 in other translations
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
So the steward took away their royal food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them vegetables.
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In context
13 Then compare our appearances with those of the young men who are eating the royal food, and deal with your servants according to what you see.”
14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
15 And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.
16 So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
18 Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.
19 And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the king’s service.
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