Daniel 1:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.”
Daniel 1:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Daniel 1:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Daniel 1:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink.”
Daniel 1:12 — World English Bible
Daniel 1:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. ”
Daniel 1:12 — American Standard Version
Daniel 1:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Try, I pray thee, thy servants, ten days; and they give to us of the vegetables, and we eat, and water, and we drink;”
Daniel 1:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Daniel 1:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink; ”
Daniel 1:12 — Darby Translation
Daniel 1:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Proue thy seruants, I beseeche thee, ten dayes, and let them giue vs pulse to eate, and water to drinke.”
Daniel 1:12 — Geneva Bible
Daniel 1:12 in Context — Daniel 1
10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.
11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
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What Does Daniel 1:12 Mean?
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