Daniel 1:10-11
10But he ▼▼tn Heb “The overseer of the court officials.” The subject has been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.
responded to Daniel, “I fear my master the king. He is the one who has decided ▼ your food and drink. What would happen if he saw that you looked malnourished in comparison to the other young men your age? ▼ If that happened, ▼▼tn The words “if that happened” are not in the Hebrew text but have been added in the translation for clarity.
you would endanger my life ▼▼tn Heb “my head.” Presumably this is an implicit reference to capital punishment (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although this is not entirely clear.
with the king!” 11Daniel then spoke to the warden ▼▼sn Having failed to convince the overseer, Daniel sought the favor of the warden whom the overseer had appointed to care for the young men.
whom the overseer of the court officials had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:
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