Discovery BoxDaniel 10:3 
Context10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, 1 nor did I anoint myself with oil 2 until the end of those three weeks.
Daniel 11:26
Context11:26 Those who share the king’s fine food will attempt to destroy him, and his army will be swept away; 3 many will be killed in battle.
1 tn Heb “mouth.”
2 sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.
3 tc The present translation reads יִשָׁטֵף (yishatef, passive) rather than the MT יִשְׁטוֹף (yishtof, active).
