choice
pat.bag denotes the king’s food allotment, eaten by the court youths and later removed for vegetables.
The term consistently occurs for the king’s food allotment: it is assigned to the youths, eaten by them, refused by Daniel, and removed by the steward; in Daniel 11:26 it likewise designates food eaten by those who turn against a ruler.
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Food from a king’s allotted table · dominant
In Daniel 1:5 the construct-form noun occurs in the clause assigning the youths a daily portion from the king’s food, and the APB renders the verse with “the king’s choice food.” Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:13, Daniel 1:15, and Daniel 1:16 keep the term in the setting of food eaten by the youths or removed by the steward, alongside wine in several clauses.
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Food eaten by a ruler’s associates · rare
In Daniel 11:26 the construct-form noun identifies the food eaten by those who subsequently break him; the APB renders the clause, “Even those who eat his food will break him.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across Daniel 1:5, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:13, Daniel 1:15, and Daniel 1:16, the APB presents the food as “the king’s choice food.” In Daniel 11:26 it uses “his food”; these are translation renderings of whole clauses.