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11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
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11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
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12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.
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13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see."
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13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see."
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14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
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14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.
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15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
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15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.
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16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
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16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
