Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ¹  with that of ²  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ³  deal with us ⁴  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 1:4

1:4 young men in whom there was no physical defect and who were handsome, ⁵  well versed in all kinds of wisdom, well educated ⁶  and having keen insight, ⁷  and who were capable ⁸  of entering the king’s royal service ⁹  – and to teach them the literature and language ¹⁰  of the Babylonians. ¹¹ 

Daniel 1:15

1:15 At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier ¹²  than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

[1:13]  ¹ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

[1:13]  ² tn Heb “the appearance of.”

[1:13]  ³ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your servants.”

[1:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “good of appearance.”

[1:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “knowers of knowledge.”

[1:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “understanders of knowledge.”

[1:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “who had strength.”

[1:4]  ⁹ tn Heb “to stand in the palace of the king.” Cf. vv. 5, 19.

[1:4]  ¹⁰ sn The language of the Chaldeans referred to here is Akkadian, an East Semitic cuneiform language.

[1:4]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Chaldeans” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV). This is an ancient name for the Babylonians.

[1:15]  ¹² 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).