Read Full ChapterThe king assigned them daily provisions of the royal food and wine. They were to be trained for three years, after which they were to enter the king’s service.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The king appointed for them a daily portion of the king’s dainties, and of the wine which he drank, and that they should be nourished three years; that at its end they should stand before the king.
World English Bible (WEB)
And the king{H4428} appointed{H4487}{(H8762)} them a daily{H3117}{H3117} provision{H1697} of the king's{H4428} meat{H6598}, and of the wine{H3196} which he drank{H4960}: so nourishing{H1431}{(H8763)} them three{H7969} years{H8141}, that at the end{H7117} thereof they might stand{H5975}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}.
Strong's King James
The king accounted to them a daily ration from the king's provision, and from the wine he drank, so that growing them up after the end of three years they would stand in position before the king's presence.
The F.O.G
And the king doth appoint for them a rate, day by day, of the king’s portion of food, and of the wine of his drinking, so as to nourish them three years, that at the end thereof they may stand before the king.
Young's Literal Translation
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