Daniel 10:11
9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
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- BSB
- He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
- KJV
- And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- WEB
- He said to me, “Daniel, you greatly beloved man, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have been sent to you, now.” When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.
- ASV
- And he said unto me, O Daniel, thou man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- DARBY
- And he said unto me, O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words which I speak unto thee, and stand upright; for unto thee am I now sent. And as he spoke this word unto me, I stood trembling.
- BLB
- And he said to me: “O Daniel, man most precious, may you have understanding of the words that I am speaking to you, and may you stand upon your station, for now I have been sent to you.” And in his speaking with me this word, I stood trembling.
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Daniel, du høyt elskede mann! Gi akt på de ord jeg vil tale til deg, og reis deg opp igjen! For nå er jeg sendt til deg. Og da han talte slik til meg, sto jeg skjelvende opp.
- OTB
- Han talte til meg og sa: “Daniel, du som er høyt verdsatt, gi akt på ordene jeg nå skal tale til deg. Reis deg opp, for jeg er nå sendt til deg.” Da han talte dette til meg, reiste jeg meg skjelvende.
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Daniel, du høit elskede mann! Gi akt på de ord jeg vil tale til dig, og reis dig op igjen! For nu er jeg sendt til dig. Og da han talte således til mig, stod jeg skjelvende op.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 26:16
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Read in contextEzekiel 2:1
And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee.
Read in contextDaniel 8:16–17
And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
Read in contextMark 16:8
And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.
Read in contextPsalms 45:11
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Read in contextDaniel 10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Read in contextJob 37:1
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
Read in contextJob 4:14–16
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
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