Revised Literal Translation

Daniel 1:12-14

12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.1 2

13Then 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.

14So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

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Notes

1. Daniel 1:12 pulse: Heb. of pulse. ↩
2. Daniel 1:12 to eat…: Heb. that we may eat, etc. ↩

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