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Daniel 10:9

Fear

7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.

8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.

10 Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

11 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.

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BSB
I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
KJV
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.
WEB
Yet I heard the voice of his words. When I heard the voice of his words, then I fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
ASV
Yet heard I the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I fallen into a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
DARBY
And I heard the voice of his words; and when I heard the voice of his words, I fell into a deep stupor on my face, and my face to the ground.
BLB
And I heard the voice of his speaking; and at my hearing the voice of his speaking, I was sleeping deeply on my face, and my face to the ground.
ÅB
Og jeg hørte lyden av hans ord; og da jeg hørte lyden av hans ord, sank jeg sanseløs fremover med ansiktet mot jorden.
OTB
Da hørte jeg lyden av hans ord, og mens jeg lyttet, falt jeg i dyp søvn med ansiktet mot bakken.
B1930
Og jeg hørte lyden av hans ord; og da jeg hørte lyden av hans ord, sank jeg sanseløs fremover med ansiktet mot jorden.

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  • Daniel 8:18

    While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,

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  • Genesis 15:12

    As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

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  • Job 4:13

    In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

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  • Luke 22:45

    When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.

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  • Song of Solomon 5:2

    I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”

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  • Genesis 2:21

    So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

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  • Luke 9:32

    Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

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  • Job 33:15

    In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,

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