Daniel 1:16

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^1:16So the warden removed the delicacies and the wine⁵³ from their diet⁵⁴ and gave them a diet of vegetables instead.

53 Heb “the wine of their drinking.”
54 The words “from their diet” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.

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

So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

So the guard continued to remove their food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables.

So after that, the attendant fed them only vegetables instead of the food and wine provided for the others.

So the guard continued to withhold their fine food and the wine of their drink, and he gave them vegetables.

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

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