Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsSo the steward took away their dainties, and the wine that they should drink, and gave them pulse.
So the steward continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and he gave them vegetables instead.
And the Meltzar is taking away their portion of food, and the wine of their drink, and is giving to them vegetables.
So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2