Bible in Basic English
"So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain."
— Daniel 1:16, Bible in Basic English
“Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.”
“So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse. ”
“So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.”
“So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine from their diet and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.”
“Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.”
Then take a look at our faces and the faces of the young men who have food from the king's table; and, having seen them, do to your servants as it seems right to you.
So he gave ear to them in this thing and put them to the test for ten days.
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.
So the keeper regularly took away their meat and the wine which was to have been their drink, and gave them grain.
Now as for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and made them expert in all book-learning and wisdom: and Daniel was wise in all visions and dreams.
Now at the end of the time fixed by the king for them to go in, the captain of the unsexed servants took them in to Nebuchadnezzar.
And the king had talk with them; and among them all there was no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; so they were given places before the king.