Daniel 1:15

Daniel 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
• New International Version (NIV)At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of ten days it was seen that they were better in appearance and fatter in flesh than all the youths who ate the king's food.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And at the end of ten days their features appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who ate the portion of the king’s delicacies.

Context of Daniel 1:15

13Then let our appearance be observed in your presence and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king’s choice food; and deal with your servants according to what you see.” 14So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days. At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food. 16So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables. 17As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understood all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 1:15 word by word

וּמִקְצָת֙ יָמִ֣ים עֲשָׂרָ֔ה נִרְאָ֤ה מַרְאֵיהֶם֙ ט֔וֹב וּבְרִיאֵ֖י בָּשָׂ֑ר מִן־כָּל־הַיְלָדִ֔ים הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים אֵ֖ת פַּתְבַּ֥ג הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

• At the endקְצָתqetsâth · endH7117
• of tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• their appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• seemedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• betterטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• they were fatterבָּרִיאbârîy' · fatH1277
• they were fatterבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the youthsיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• had been eatingאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• choiceפַּת־בָּגpathbag · portionH6598

Cross-references for Daniel 1:15

• Exodus 23:25But you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst.
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
• 2 Kings 4:42Now a man came from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first fruits, twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. And he said, “Give them to the people that they may eat.”
• Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
• Proverbs 10:22It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it.
• Haggai 1:6You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.”
• Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
• Matthew 4:4But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”
• Mark 6:41And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all.

Commentaries on Daniel 1:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer - Hebrew, “good;” that is, they appeared more beautiful and healthful. The experiment was successful. There was no diminution of beauty, of vigour, or of the usual indications of health. One of the results of a course of temperance appears in the countenance, and it is among the wise appointments of God that it should be so. He has so made us, that while the other parts of the body may be…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. 15-21During their training, Daniel and his friends followed a challenging curriculum in a threatening pagan culture. They stayed faithful to the Lord. As they learned language, literature, and science, they aimed for excellence and honored God. In return, God enhanced their skills and knowledge with many gifts.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

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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