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 11:26

11:26 Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; ³  many will be killed in battle.

Daniel 1:5

1:5 So the king assigned them a daily ration ⁴  from his royal delicacies ⁵  and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained ⁶  for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king’s service. ⁷ 

Daniel 1:8

1:8 But Daniel made up his mind ⁸  that he would not defile ⁹  himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. ¹⁰  He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹¹  with that of ¹²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ¹³  deal with us ¹⁴  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 1:15

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

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

⁵ tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

⁶ tn Heb “from the delicacies of the king.”

⁷ tn Or “educated.” See HALOT 179 s.v. I גדל.

⁸ tn Heb “stand before the king.”

⁷ tn Heb “placed on his heart.”

⁸ tn Or “would not make himself ceremonially unclean”; TEV “become ritually unclean.”

⁹ tn Heb “with the delicacies of the king and with the wine of his drinking.”

⁹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “the appearance of.”

¹¹ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

¹² tn Heb “your servants.”

¹¹ 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).