Daniel 1:16

1:16 So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine ¹  from their diet ²  and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

Daniel 1:8

1:8 But Daniel made up his mind ³  that he would not defile ⁴  himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. ⁵  He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Daniel 1:15

1:15 At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier ⁶  than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Daniel 11:26

11:26 Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; ⁷  many will be killed in battle.

Daniel 1:5

1:5 So the king assigned them a daily ration ⁸  from his royal delicacies ⁹  and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained ¹⁰  for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king’s service. ¹¹ 

Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹²  with that of ¹³  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ¹⁴  deal with us ¹⁵  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 4:15

4:15 But leave its taproot ¹⁶  in the ground,

with a band of iron and bronze around it ¹⁷ 

surrounded by the grass of the field.

Let it become damp with the dew of the sky,

and let it live with ¹⁸  the animals in the grass of the land.

Daniel 12:13

12:13 But you should go your way ¹⁹  until the end. ²⁰  You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive ²¹  what you have been allotted.” ²² 

Daniel 4:23

4:23 As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

¹ tn Heb “the wine of their drinking.”

² tn The words “from their diet” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “placed on his heart.”

⁴ tn Or “would not make himself ceremonially unclean”; TEV “become ritually unclean.”

⁵ tn Heb “with the delicacies of the king and with the wine of his drinking.”

⁵ tn Heb “fat of flesh”; KJV, ASV “fatter in flesh”; NASB, NRSV “fatter” (although this is no longer a sign of health in Western culture).

⁷ tc The present translation reads יִשָׁטֵף (yishatef, passive) rather than the MT יִשְׁטוֹף (yishtof, active).

⁹ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “from the delicacies of the king.”

¹¹ tn Or “educated.” See HALOT 179 s.v. I גדל.

¹² tn Heb “stand before the king.”

¹¹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

¹² tn Heb “the appearance of.”

¹³ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

¹⁴ tn Heb “your servants.”

¹³ tn Aram “the stock of its root.” So also v. 23. The implication here is that although the tree is chopped down, it is not killed. Its life-giving root is spared. The application to Nebuchadnezzar is obvious.

¹⁴ sn The function of the band of iron and bronze is not entirely clear, but it may have had to do with preventing the splitting or further deterioration of the portion of the tree that was left after being chopped down. By application it would then refer to the preservation of Nebuchadnezzar’s life during the time of his insanity.

¹⁵ tn Aram “its lot be.”

¹⁵ tn The words “your way” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

¹⁶ tc The LXX lacks “until the end.”

¹⁷ tn The word “receive” is added in the translation for clarification.

¹⁸ sn The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Although these writings are not part of the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, they were popular among certain early communities who valued traditions about the life of Daniel.