Daniel 1:16 - Revised Version 1885

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ So the steward took away their [rich] dainties and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁶ So the guard kept taking away their rations and the wine they were supposed to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Thereafter, Malasar took away their portions and their wine for drinking, and he gave them roots.

English Standard Version 2016

¹⁶ So the steward took away their food and the wine they were to drink, and gave them vegetables.

Daniel 1:16 Cross References

Daniel 1:11

Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the prince of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

Daniel 1:12

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