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Literal Standard Version
Daniel 1:14
And he listens to them, to this word, and tries them ten days:
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Christian Standard Bible®
He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days.
He agreed with them about this and tested them for ten days.
Hebrew Names Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
King James Version
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
English Standard Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
New American Standard Bible
So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and put them to the test for ten days.
New Century Version
So the guard agreed to test them for ten days.
So the guard agreed to test them for ten days.
Amplified Bible
So the man listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So the man listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
So hee consented to them in this matter, an proued them ten dayes.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Berean Standard Bible
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.
Contemporary English Version
The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.
The guard agreed to do what Daniel had asked.
Complete Jewish Bible
He agreed to do what they had asked and gave them a ten-day test.
He agreed to do what they had asked and gave them a ten-day test.
Darby Translation
And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Easy-to-Read Version
So the guard agreed to test Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for ten days.
So the guard agreed to test Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah for ten days.
George Lamsa Translation
So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Good News Translation
He agreed to let them try it for ten days.
He agreed to let them try it for ten days.
Lexham English Bible
So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
So he agreed to this proposal with them, and he tested them for ten days.
Literal Translation
And he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
And he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So he consented to them in this matter, ad proued the x. dayes.
So he consented to them in this matter, ad proued the x. dayes.
American Standard Version
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Bible in Basic English
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and tried them ten days.
King James Version (1611)
So hee consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
So hee consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So he consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proued them ten dayes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.
And he hearkened to them, and proved them ten days.
English Revised Version
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
World English Bible
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he herde siche a word, he asaiede hem bi ten daies.
And whanne he herde siche a word, he asaiede hem bi ten daies.
Update Bible Version
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he listened to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
Webster's Bible Translation
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
New English Translation
So the warden agreed to their proposal and tested them for ten days.
So the warden agreed to their proposal and tested them for ten days.
New King James Version
So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
So he consented with them in this matter, and tested them ten days.
New Living Translation
The attendant agreed to Daniel's suggestion and tested them for ten days.
The attendant agreed to Daniel's suggestion and tested them for ten days.
New Life Bible
So he listened to them, and tested them for ten days.
So he listened to them, and tested them for ten days.
New Revised Standard
So he agreed to this proposal and tested them for ten days.
So he agreed to this proposal and tested them for ten days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then he hearkened unto them, according to this word, - and proved them ten-days;
So then he hearkened unto them, according to this word, - and proved them ten-days;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days.
And when he had heard these words, he tried them for ten days.
Revised Standard Version
So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
So he hearkened to them in this matter, and tested them for ten days.
Young's Literal Translation
And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:
And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:
THE MESSAGE
The steward agreed to do it and fed them vegetables and water for ten days. At the end of the ten days they looked better and more robust than all the others who had been eating from the royal menu. So the steward continued to exempt them from the royal menu of food and drink and served them only vegetables.
The steward agreed to do it and fed them vegetables and water for ten days. At the end of the ten days they looked better and more robust than all the others who had been eating from the royal menu. So the steward continued to exempt them from the royal menu of food and drink and served them only vegetables.
Contextual Overview
8And Daniel purposes in his heart that he will not defile himself with the king's portion of food, and with the wine of his drinking, and he seeks of the chief of the eunuchs that he may not defile himself. 9And God gives Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs; 10and the chief of the eunuchs says to Daniel, "I am fearing my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink, for why does he see your faces sadder than [those of] the boys which [are] of your circle? Then you have made my head indebted to the king," 11And Daniel says to the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs has appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 12"Please try your servants [for] ten days; and they give to us from the vegetables and we eat, and water, and we drink; 13and our appearance is seen before you, and the appearance of the boys who are eating the king's portion of food, and as you see—deal with your servants." 14And he listens to them, to this word, and tries them ten days:15and 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. 16And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 1:1
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
In [the] beginning God created the heavens and the earth,
Genesis 1:2
and the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God [was] fluttering on the face of the waters,
and the earth was formless and void, and darkness [was] on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God [was] fluttering on the face of the waters,
Genesis 1:3
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
and God says, "Let light be"; and light is.
Genesis 1:4
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
And God sees that the light [is] good, and God separates between the light and the darkness,
Genesis 1:6
And God says, "Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters."
And God says, "Let an expanse be in the midst of the waters, and let it be separating between waters and waters."
Genesis 1:7
And God makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
And God makes the expanse, and it separates between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
Genesis 1:8
And God calls the expanse "Heavens"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] second day.
And God calls the expanse "Heavens"; and there is an evening, and there is a morning—[the] second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
Genesis 1:12
And the earth brings forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God sees that [it is] good;
And the earth brings forth tender grass, herb sowing seed after its kind, and tree making fruit (whose seed [is] in itself) after its kind; and God sees that [it is] good;
Genesis 1:14
And God says, "Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for appointed times, and for days and years,
And God says, "Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for appointed times, and for days and years,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So he consented to them in all this matter,.... Or, "hearkened to them" e; being convinced that it was a very reasonable request, and the matter was fairly put; and especially as he saw, if it succeeded to their wish, it would be to his profit; since the meat and drink of these four persons would be his perquisite, and fetch him money; pulse and water being to be obtained at an easy rate:
and proved them ten days; tried the experiment, by giving them pulse and water only during this time, in order to see how it would agree with them; and whether any visible alteration could be discerned in their countenances, so as to bring him or his master into suspicion and danger.
e וישמע להם "auscultans eis", Junius Tremellius, Broughtonus "auscultavit eis", Pisator, Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
So he consented to them in this matter - Hebrew, “he heard them in this thing.” The experiment was such, since it was to be for so short a time, that he ran little risk in the matter, as at the end of the ten days he supposed that it would be easy to change their mode of diet if the trial was unsuccessful.
