Daniel 1:15

1:15 At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier ¹  than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Daniel 5:26

5:26 This is the interpretation of the words: ²  As for mene ³  – God has numbered your kingdom’s days and brought it to an end.

Daniel 10:3

10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ⁴  nor did I anoint myself with oil ⁵  until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 11:35

11:35 Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

Daniel 11:45

11:45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas ⁶  toward the beautiful holy mountain. But he will come to his end, with no one to help him.

Daniel 12:4

12:4 “But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, ⁷  and knowledge will increase.”

Daniel 12:6

12:6 One said to the man clothed in linen who was above the waters of the river, “When will the end of these wondrous events occur?”

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¹ tn Heb “fat of flesh”; KJV, ASV “fatter in flesh”; NASB, NRSV “fatter” (although this is no longer a sign of health in Western culture).

² tn Or “word” or “event.” See HALOT 1915 s.v. מִלָּה.

³ tn The Aramaic term מְנֵא (mÿne’) is a noun referring to a measure of weight. The linkage here to the verb “to number” (Aram. מְנָה, mÿnah) is a case of paronomasia rather than strict etymology. So also with תְּקֵל (tÿqel) and פַרְסִין (farsin). In the latter case there is an obvious wordplay with the name “Persian.”

⁴ tn Heb “mouth.”

⁵ 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.

⁶ sn Presumably seas refers to the Mediterranean Sea and the Dead Sea.

⁷ tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.”

sn Many will dash about is probably an allusion to Amos 8:12.