Translation comparison

Bel and the Dragon 1:15 in 2 translations

Every translation here words this verse identically, which is itself worth knowing — there is no interpretive fork to weigh.

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Early modern English

Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.

King James Version · World English Bible

KJV

WEB

These 2 editions word this verse identically.

Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.

1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.

What changes between the King James and modern wording

The modern rendering is printed below with every word that differs from the King James text marked, so the actual divergence is visible rather than left for you to spot.

Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.

The verses either side

King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.

14So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king’s signet, and so departed.

15Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all.

16In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him.

Not shown for this verse: American Standard Version, Darby Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Open English Bible (US), Open English Bible (Commonwealth), Bible in Basic English. Most modern translations do not include the Apocrypha.