Daniel 1:13

Daniel 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
• New International Version (NIV)Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king's food be observed by you, and deal with your servants according to what you see."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies; and as you see fit, so deal with your servants.”

Context of Daniel 1:13

11The officer had chosen a guard to watch Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. So Daniel spoke to this man. 12He said, ‘Please sir, watch us for ten days. Give us only vegetables to eat and water to drink. After ten days, see what our faces and our bodies look like. Also see what the other young men who eat the king's food look like. When you look at them and you look at us, you can decide what to do with us.’ 14The guard agreed to what they said. He watched them for ten days. 15After ten days, their faces seemed more handsome than the young men who ate the king's food. Their bodies also seemed to be fatter.

Daniel 1:13 word by word

וְיֵרָא֤וּ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ מַרְאֵ֔ינוּ וּמַרְאֵה֙ הַיְלָדִ֔ים הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים אֵ֖ת פַּתְבַּ֣ג הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְכַאֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּרְאֵ֔ה עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then let our countenancesמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• be looked uponרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• of the childrenיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• that eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the portionפַּת־בָּגpathbag · portionH6598
• of the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Commentaries on Daniel 1:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Then let our countenances be looked upon - One of the “objects” to be secured by this whole trial was to promote their personal beauty, and their healthful appearance Daniel 1:4-5, and Daniel was willing that the trial should be made with reference to that, and that a judgment should be formed from the observed effect of their temperate mode of life. The Hebrew word rendered countenance (מראה mar'eh ) is not limited to the “face,” as the word countenance…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 The interest we think we make for ourselves, we must acknowledge to be God's gift. Daniel was still firm to his religion. Whatever they called him, he still held fast the spirit of an Israelite. These youths scrupled concerning the meat, lest it should be sinful. When God's people are in Babylon they need take special care that they partake not of her sins. It is much to the praise of young people, not to covet or seek the delights of sense…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14deal with your servants: Daniel showed wisdom, careful judgment, and politeness in how he treated his attendant, who reacted positively.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. Illustrating De 8:3, "Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord."Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 1:13

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• Abstemiousness
• Appetite
• Daniel
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• Integrity
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• Mishael
• Prudence
• School
• Temperance

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Commentaries on Daniel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings