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Daniel 1:16

Melzar
Integrity

14 So he consented to this and tested them for ten days.

15 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.

So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

18 Now at the end of the time specified by the king, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

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BSB
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
KJV
Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
WEB
So the steward took away their delicacies and the wine that they were given to drink, and gave them vegetables.
ASV
So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
DARBY
So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
BLB
And it came to pass [that] the steward took away their portions, and the wine [for] their drinking, and gave to them vegetables.
ÅB
Da lot kjellermesteren deres kostelige mat bære bort, og likeså den vin de skulle drikke, og gav dem grønnsaker.
OTB
Så vakten fortsatte å holde tilbake deres utvalgte mat og vin, og ga dem grønnsaker i stedet.
B1930
Da lot kjellermesteren deres kostelige mat bære bort, og likeså den vin de skulde drikke, og gav dem grønnsaker.

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