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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/daniel/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/daniel/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />At the end of the ten days, Daniel and his three friends looked healthier and better nourished than the young men who had been eating the food assigned by the king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />At the end of ten days their appearance seemed better and they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king&#8217s choice food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />At the end of ten days it was seen that their appearance was better and that they were fatter than all the youths who had been eating the king’s choice food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />At the end of ten days it seemed that they were looking better and healthier than all the young men who ate the king’s finest food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of ten days they looked better and healthier than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At the end of 10 days they looked better and healthier than all the young men who were eating the king&#8217s food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ten days later, Daniel and his friends looked healthier and better than the young men who had been served food from the royal palace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths which did eat of the king's meat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After ten days they looked healthier and stronger than the young men who had been eating the king's rich food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the time was up, they looked healthier and stronger than all those who had been eating the royal food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king?s food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />At the end of ten days their faces appeared better and fatter than all the youths who ate of the king's royal food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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 delicacies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and at the end of ten days their appearance has appeared better and fatter in flesh then any of the boys who are eating the king’s portion of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And after ten days their faces appeared fairer and fatter than all the children that ate of the king's meat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But, after ten days, their faces appeared better and fatter than all the children who had eaten from the king’s food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />after ten days they looked healthier and better fed than any of the young men who ate from the royal table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />At the end of ten days it was observed that they appeared better and fatter than all the young men who had been eating the royal rations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And at the end of ten days he saw that their countenances were much fairer and fatter than those of all the boys who ate of the king's delicacies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And after ten days he saw their faces were better, and their flesh fatter than that of all the boys who ate of the delicacies of the King<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And at the end of the ten days their countenances appeared fairer and stouter in flesh, than the children that fed at the king's table.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=152" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/1.htm">Daniel's Faithfulness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>So he consented to this and tested them for ten days. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">And at</a> <a href="/hebrew/7117.htm" title="7117: ū·miq·ṣāṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- An end. From qatsah; a termination; also a portion; adverbially after.">the end</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">of ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: nir·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">they looked</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: mar·’ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">healthier</a> <a href="/hebrew/1277.htm" title="1277: ū·ḇə·rî·’ê (Conj-w:: Adj-mpc) -- Fat. From bara'; fatted or plump.">and better nourished</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">than all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3206.htm" title="3206: hay·lā·ḏîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Child, son, boy, youth. From yalad; something born, i.e. A lad or offspring.">the young men</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">who were eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6598.htm" title="6598: paṯ·baḡ (N-msc) -- Portion, delicacies. Of Persian origin; a dainty.">food.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29-30</a></span><br />Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25</a></span><br />So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-47</a></span><br />The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7-8</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. / This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-20.htm">Proverbs 4:20-22</a></span><br />My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. / Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. / For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a></span><br />Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Ezekiel 4:9</a></span><br />But take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. This is what you are to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Ezekiel 47:12</a></span><br />Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of all kinds will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. Each month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will be used for food and their leaves for healing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-22.htm">Luke 12:22-23</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. / For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">their.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/23-25.htm">Exodus 23:25</a></b></br> And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe <i>and</i> to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a></b></br> And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. 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In the context of the Babylonian exile, Daniel and his friends were under pressure to conform to the Babylonian culture, which included eating food that was not kosher. The number ten often symbolizes completeness or a period of testing in the Bible, as seen in the Ten Commandments or the ten plagues of Egypt.<p><b>they looked healthier and better nourished</b><br>This phrase highlights the miraculous provision and favor of God. Despite consuming only vegetables and water, Daniel and his friends appeared healthier than those who ate the rich food from the king's table. This outcome underscores the biblical principle that obedience to God brings blessing and favor, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>, where obedience leads to blessings.<p><b>than all the young men</b><br>The comparison to "all the young men" emphasizes the distinctiveness of Daniel and his friends. It suggests that their commitment to God's laws set them apart from their peers. This distinction is a recurring theme in Scripture, where God's people are called to be holy and set apart, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>.<p><b>who were eating the king’s food</b><br>The king's food likely included items forbidden by Jewish dietary laws, such as pork or food sacrificed to idols. Eating such food would have defiled Daniel and his friends according to Levitical law (Leviticus 11). This situation reflects the broader theme of remaining faithful to God amidst a pagan culture, a challenge faced by many biblical figures, including Joseph in Egypt and Esther in Persia.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A young Hebrew man taken into Babylonian captivity, known for his faithfulness to God and his wisdom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took many Israelites, including Daniel, into exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_nebuchadnezzar.htm">King Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who ordered the training of select young men from Israel for service in his court.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashpenaz.htm">Ashpenaz</a></b><br>The chief official appointed by Nebuchadnezzar to oversee the training of the young men.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ten-day_test.htm">The Ten-Day Test</a></b><br>A period during which Daniel and his friends ate only vegetables and drank water, instead of the king's rich food and wine, to prove their dietary choice would not harm their health.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a></b><br>Daniel's commitment to God's dietary laws, even in a foreign land, shows the importance of faithfulness in seemingly small matters.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The outcome of the ten-day test demonstrates that God honors those who trust Him and provides for their needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_to_stand_apart.htm">Courage to Stand Apart</a></b><br>Daniel and his friends were willing to stand apart from their peers to remain faithful to God, encouraging believers to have the courage to uphold their convictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_obedience.htm">The Impact of Obedience</a></b><br>Daniel's obedience led to a visible difference in his appearance, illustrating how obedience to God can lead to tangible blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_health.htm">Holistic Health</a></b><br>The passage highlights the connection between spiritual obedience and physical well-being, encouraging believers to consider how their lifestyle choices honor God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_daniel_fast.htm">What is the Daniel Fast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_faith_shape_daniel's_life.htm">How did Daniel's faith influence his life's challenges?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_impurity.htm">What defines personal convictions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_10_days_of_veggies_improve_health.htm">Does Daniel 1:12-15 realistically depict that a mere ten-day vegetable diet could visibly improve health compared to the king's provisions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Appeared fairer.--</span>Thus was God beginning to assert His power among the Babylonians. This change in the appearance of Daniel was the effect of his free grace, not of the meat that came from the king's palace. May it not have been that the young exiles thought of the words of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm" title="Depart you, depart you, go you out from there, touch no unclean thing; go you out of the middle of her; be you clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.">Isaiah 52:11</a>), "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out thence, touch no unclean thing"?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- 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</span>. The Septuagint is a little paraphrastic, and renders, "After ten days their countenance appeared beautiful and their habit of body better than that of the other young men who ate of the king's meat." Theodotion is painfully faithful to the Massoretic text. The Peshitta translates <span class="hebrew">טוב</span> (<span class="accented">tob</span>), "good," "fair," by <span class="accented">sha-peera</span>, "beautiful." We have here the result of the experiment. At the end of the ten days these youths who had lived plainly are fairer and fatter than those who partook of the royal dainties - a result that implies nothing miraculous; it was simply the natural result of living on food suited to the climate. The grammar of the passage is peculiar; <span class="accented">mareehem</span>, which so far as form goes might be plural, is construed with a singular verb and adjective, but <span class="accented">bere'eem</span>, "fatter," is plural. The explanation is that while "countenance," the substantive, is in the singular, it is not the substantive to the adjective "fat," but "they" understood. The sentence is not intended to assert that their faces merely were fatter than those of the other youths of their rank and circum<span class="accented">stances</span>, but that their whole body was so. This contrast of reference is brought out in the Septuagint paraphrase. Any one looking on the Assyrian and Babylonian sculptures, and comparing them with the sculptures and paintings of Egypt, will observe the relatively greater stoutness of the Assyrians. In the eunuchs especially, one cannot fail to <span class="accented">notice</span> the full <span class="accented">round</span> faces and the double chins of those in immediate attendance on the king. Among savage nations and semi-civilized ones, corpulence is regarded as a sign of nobility. The frequent long fasts, due to failure of their scanty crops or the difficulty of catching game, would keep the ordinary savage spare; only one who could employ the sinews and <span class="accented">possessions</span> of others would be sure of being always well fed, consequently the corpulent man was incontestably the wealthy nobleman. In semi-civilized countries, as Babylon, this was probably a survival. On the sculptures the kings are not unwieldy with corpulence, but the eunuchs have an evident tendency to this. A king, abstemious himself, might feel his consequence increased by having as his attendants those who bore about in their persons the evidence of how well those were nourished who fed at his table. There is no reason to imagine that Nebuchadnezzar was superior to his contemporaries in regard to this. The <span class="accented">melzar</span>, having thus seen the result of the experiment, must see that, so far as externals were concerned, the Hebrews who fed on pulse were better than their companions. The period of ten days was a short one, but not too short for effects such as those mentioned to be manifested. Jephet-ibn-Ali thinks that special leanness was inflicted on those who were unfaithful or had failed in courage. That, however, is an unnecessary supposition. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And at</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the end</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִקְצָת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miq·ṣāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7117.htm">Strong's 7117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A termination, a portion, after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their appearance was</span><br /><span class="heb">נִרְאָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(nir·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">better</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֔וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and healthier</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרִיאֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rî·’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1277.htm">Strong's 1277: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fatted, plump</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young men</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְלָדִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hay·lā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3206.htm">Strong's 3206: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something born, a lad, offspring</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who were eating</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·ḵə·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the king’s</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food.</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּתְבַּ֥ג</span> <span class="translit">(paṯ·baḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6598.htm">Strong's 6598: </a> </span><span class="str2">Portion, delicacies</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/1-15.htm">Daniel 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/1-15.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 1:15 At the end of ten days their (Dan. 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