Daniel 1:18

1:18 When the time appointed by the king arrived, ¹  the overseer of the court officials brought them into Nebuchadnezzar’s presence.

Daniel 1:5

1:5 So the king assigned them a daily ration ²  from his royal delicacies ³  and from the wine he himself drank. They were to be trained ⁴  for the next three years. At the end of that time they were to enter the king’s service. ⁵ 

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.

¹ tn Heb “at the end of the days which the king said to bring them.”

² tn Heb “a thing of a day in its day.”

³ tn Heb “from the delicacies of the king.”

⁴ tn Or “educated.” See HALOT 179 s.v. I גדל.

⁵ tn Heb “stand before the king.”

³ 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).