New American Standard Bible 2020
Daniel 1:11-20
11But DanielH1840 saidH559 to the overseerH4453 whomH834 the commanderH8269 of the officialsH5631 had appointedH4487 overH5921 DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838, 12“PleaseH4994 putH5254 your servantsH5650 toH5254 theH5254 testH5254 for tenH6235 daysH3117, and let us be 1givenH5414 someH4480 vegetablesH2235 to eatH398 and waterH4325 to drinkH8354. 13Then let our appearanceH4758 be 2examinedH7200 in your presenceH6440 and the appearanceH4758 of the youthsH3206 whoH834 are eatingH398 the king’sH4428 choiceH6598 foodH6598; and dealH6213 with your servantsH5650 according to whatH3512 you seeH7200.”
14So he listenedH8085 to them in thisH2088 matterH1697, and putH5254 them toH5254 theH5254 testH5254 for tenH6235 daysH3117. 15And at the endH7117 of tenH6235 daysH3117 their appearanceH4758 seemedH7200 3betterH2896, and 4they were fatterH1277H1320 thanH4480 allH3605 the youthsH3206 whoH834 had been eatingH398 the king’sH4428 choiceH6598 foodH6598. 16So the overseerH4453 continuedH1961 to 5withholdH5375 their choiceH6598 foodH6598 and the wineH3196 they were to drinkH4960, and keptH5414 6givingH5414 them vegetablesH2235.
17And as for theseH428 fourH702 youthsH3206, 7GodH430 gaveH5414 them knowledgeH4093 and intelligenceH7919 in everyH3605 kind of 8literatureH5612 and expertiseH2451; DanielH1840 even understoodH995 allH3605 kinds of 9visionsH2377 and dreamsH2472.
18Then at the endH7117 of the daysH3117 whichH834 the kingH4428 had 10specifiedH559 11for presentingH935 them, the commanderH8269 of the officialsH5631 12presentedH935 them beforeH6440 NebuchadnezzarH5019. 19And the kingH4428 talkedH1696 with them, and out of them allH3605 not one was foundH4672 like 13DanielH1840, HananiahH2608, MishaelH4332, and AzariahH5838; so they 1415enteredH5975 the king’sH4428 personalH6440 serviceH5975H6440. 20As for everyH3605 matterH1697 of 16expertiseH2451 17and understandingH998 about whichH834 the kingH4428 consultedH1245 them, he foundH4672 them 18tenH6235 timesH3027 19betterH5921 thanH5921 allH3605 the 20soothsayerH2748 priestsH2748 and conjurersH825 whoH834 were in allH3605 his realmH4438.
Notes
- 1. Daniel 1:12 Dan 1:16 ↩
- 2. Daniel 1:13 Lit seen ↩
- 3. Daniel 1:15 Ex 23:25; Prov 10:22 ↩
- 4. Daniel 1:15 Lit fat of flesh ↩
- 5. Daniel 1:16 Lit take away ↩
- 6. Daniel 1:16 Dan 1:12 ↩
- 7. Daniel 1:17 1 Kin 3:12, 28; Job 32:8; Dan 1:20; 2:21, 23; Acts 7:22 ↩
- 8. Daniel 1:17 Or writing ↩
- 9. Daniel 1:17 Dan 2:19; 7:1; 8:1 ↩
- 10. Daniel 1:18 Lit said ↩
- 11. Daniel 1:18 Lit to bring them in ↩
- 12. Daniel 1:18 Lit brought them in ↩
- 13. Daniel 1:19 Dan 1:6, 7 ↩
- 14. Daniel 1:19 Lit stood before the king ↩
- 15. Daniel 1:19 Gen 41:46; Dan 1:5 ↩
- 16. Daniel 1:20 1 Kin 4:30, 31; Dan 1:17 ↩
- 17. Daniel 1:20 Lit of ↩
- 18. Daniel 1:20 Gen 31:7; Num 14:22; Neh 4:12; Job 19:3 ↩
- 19. Daniel 1:20 Dan 2:27, 28, 46, 48 ↩
- 20. Daniel 1:20 Is 19:3; Dan 2:2; 4:18; 5:7 ↩
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
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