16So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.


In Context

13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see."

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

15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.

16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel 1:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16So Malasar took their portions, and the wine that they should drink: and he gave them pulse.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16So the steward took away their meat, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their food, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16So the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them vegetables.