12'Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten days; and they give to us of the vegetables, and we eat, and water, and we drink;


In Context

9 And God giveth Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;

10 and the chief of the eunuchs saith to Daniel, 'I am fearing my lord the king, who hath appointed your food and your drink, for why doth he see your faces sadder than those of the lads which are of your circle? then ye have made my head indebted to the king,'

11 And Daniel saith unto the Meltzar, whom the chief of the eunuchs hath appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

12 'Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten days; and they give to us of the vegetables, and we eat, and water, and we drink;

13 and our appearance is seen before thee, and the appearance of the lads who are eating the king's portion of food, and as thou seest — deal with thy servants.'

14 And he hearkeneth to them, to this word, and trieth them ten days:

Daniel 1:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:12"Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Try, I beseech thee, thy servants for ten days, and let pulse be given us to eat, and water to drink:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:12Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:12Prove your servants, I beseech you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.