Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.
New American Standard Bible
At the end of ten days their appearance seemed
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
At the end of 10 days they looked better and healthier
International Standard Version
At the end of ten days their appearance was better and their faces were well-nourished compared to the young men who ate the king's rich food.
A Conservative Version
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared finer, and they were fuller in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king's dainties.
American Standard Version
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king's dainties.
Amplified
At the end of ten days it seemed that they were looking better and
Darby Translation
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and were fatter in flesh than all the youths that ate of the king's delicate food.
Julia Smith Translation
And from the end of ten days their aspect was seen good and fat of flesh above all the children eating of the king's dainties.
King James 2000
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared better and fatter in flesh than all the young men who did eat the portion of the king's food.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And at the end of ten days their appearances appeared better and [they were] healthier of body than all the young men who were eating the fine food of the king.
Modern King James verseion
And at the end of ten days their faces looked fairer and fatter in flesh than all the boys who had eaten the king's food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And after the ten days, their faces were better liking and fatter, than all the young springaldes, which ate of the king's meat.
NET Bible
At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.
New Heart English Bible
At the end of ten days their faces appeared better and fatter than all the youths who ate of the king's royal food.
The Emphasized Bible
and, at the end of ten days, their countenances appeared more comely, and fatter in flesh, - than any of the youths who had been eating the delicacies of the king.
Webster
And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children who ate the portion of the king's provision.
World English Bible
At the end of ten days their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king's dainties.
Youngs Literal Translation
and at the end of ten days their appearance hath appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food.
Themes
Abed-nego » Also called azariah » A jewish captive in babylon
Abstemiousness » Instances of » Daniel and his hebrew companions
Daniel » Jewish captive » Abstinence of
Government » Civil service school provided by
Integrity » Instances of » Daniel, in his abstemiousness (i. E. Abstinent)
Knowledge » Who God gives knowledge to
Melzar » The steward whom the prince of the eunuchs set over daniel and the three hebrew young men
Interlinear
Yowm
Mar'eh
Ra'ah
Towb
Yeled
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 1:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel's Resolve
14 So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days. 15 And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table. 16 So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 23:25
And give worship to the Lord your God, who will send his blessing on your bread and on your water; and I will take all disease away from among you.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14
Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:
2 Kings 4:42-44
Now a man came from Baal-shalishah with an offering of first-fruits for the man of God, twenty barley cakes and garden fruit in his bag. And he said, Give these to the people for food.
Psalm 37:16
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
Haggai 1:6
Much has been planted, but little got in; you take food, but have not enough; you take drink, but are not full; you are clothed, but no one is warm; and he who gets payment for his work, gets it to put it into a bag full of holes.
Haggai 1:9
You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.
Malachi 2:2
If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.
Matthew 4:4
But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God.
Mark 6:41-42
And he took the five cakes of bread and the two fishes and, looking up to heaven, he said words of blessing over them; and when the cakes were broken, he gave them to the disciples to put before the people; and he made division of the two fishes among them all.