Daniel 7:16

¹⁴ And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

¹⁵ I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.

¹⁷ These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

¹⁸ But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things:
KJV: I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
WEB: I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. “So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
ASV: I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
DARBY: I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the certainty of all this. And he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things:
BLB: I came near to one of those standing there, and I asked of him the truth about all this. And he told [it] to me, and the interpretation of these things he made known to me.

ÅB: Jeg gikk bort til en av dem som sto der, og ba ham om å få sikker opplysning om alt dette; og han svarte meg og kunngjorde meg uttydningen av det:
OTB: Jeg nærmet meg en av dem som stod der og spurte om tolkningen av alt dette. Han forklarte og gjorde kjent for meg tolkningen av disse sakene:
B1930: Jeg gikk bort til en av dem som stod der, og bad ham om å få sikker oplysning om alt dette; og han svarte mig og kunngjorde mig uttydningen av det:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
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Daniel 7:10
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
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Revelation 5:5
And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
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Daniel 12:5–6
Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
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Zechariah 3:7
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
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Daniel 10:11–12
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.
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Zechariah 1:8–11
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
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