Daniel 1:15

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prince of eunuchs inspects Daniel and his companions after a ten-day dietary test against the standard royal provisions.

The words — The Hebrew נִרְאָה (nir.'Ah) means "it appeared," paired with מַרְאֵי/הֶם (mar.'ei./Hem), literally "their appearance," denoting a visible physical condition.

The thread — The connection between restricted diet and physical health parallels the provision themes in Exodus 23:25, Proverbs 10:22, and 2 Kings 4:42.

Why it lands — The text records a measurable outcome of dietary restraint before drawing any theological conclusion, requiring the reader to observe the factual result of the experiment.

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The Hebrew words

וּמִקְצָת֙u./mi/k.Tzatand/ from/ [the] end of יָמִ֣יםya.Mimdays עֲשָׂרָ֔ה'a.sa.Rahten נִרְאָ֤הnir.'Ahit appeared מַרְאֵיהֶם֙mar.'ei./Hemappearance/ their ט֔וֹבTovgood וּבְרִיאֵ֖יu./ve.ri.'Eiand/ fat of בָּשָׂ֑רba.Sarflesh מִן־min-more than כָּל־kol-all הַיְלָדִ֔יםha/y.la.Dimthe/ youths הָאֹ֣כְלִ֔יםha./'O.khe.Limwho/ were eating אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>פַּתְבַּ֥גpat.Bag[the] delicaci[es] of הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha./Me.lekhthe/ king

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Exodus 23:25 So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
2 Kings 4:42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.
Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
Matthew 4:4 But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Deuteronomy 28:1 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Psalms 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
Haggai 1:9 You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
Malachi 2:2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
Mark 6:41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.