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Berean Standard Bible

“And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.”

Daniel 1:15

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Daniel has asked the guard to let him and his friends eat only vegetables and water for ten days as a test. At the end of that period, the steward examines them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And at the end of ten days, they looked healthier and better nourished than all the young men who were eating the king’s food.

World English Bible (WEB)

At the end of ten days, their faces appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths who ate of the king’s dainties.

King James Version (KJV)

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer, and they were fatter in flesh, than all the youths that did eat of the king`s dainties.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And at the end of ten days their faces seemed fairer and they were fatter in flesh than all the young men who had their food from the king's table.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y al cabo de los diez días pareció el rostro de ellos mejor y más nutrido de carne, que los otros muchachos que comían de la ración de la comida del rey.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Al finalizar los diez días, ¡Daniel y sus tres amigos parecían más saludables y mejor alimentados que los jóvenes que habían estado comiendo de la comida del rey!

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