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Daniel 1:12

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Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

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  1. 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.

  2. Daniel 1:11

    Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

  3. Daniel 1:13

    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.

  4. Daniel 1:14

    So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days.

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