Daniel 1:3

1:3 The king commanded ¹  Ashpenaz, ²  who was in charge of his court officials, ³  to choose ⁴  some of the Israelites who were of royal and noble descent ⁵  –

Daniel 1:15

1:15 At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier ⁶  than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Daniel 2:13

2:13 So a decree went out, and the wise men were about ⁷  to be executed. They also sought ⁸  Daniel and his friends so that they could be executed.

Daniel 2:31

2:31 “You, O king, were watching as a great statue – one ⁹  of impressive size and extraordinary brightness – was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.

Daniel 2:34

2:34 You were watching as ¹⁰  a stone was cut out, ¹¹  but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its iron and clay feet, breaking them in pieces.

Daniel 2:42

2:42 In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.

Daniel 4:5

4:5 I saw a dream that ¹²  frightened me badly. The things I imagined while lying on my bed – these visions of my mind – were terrifying me.

Daniel 4:7

4:7 When the magicians, astrologers, wise men, and diviners entered, I recounted the dream for them. But they were unable to make known its interpretation to me.

Daniel 5:8

5:8 So all the king’s wise men came in, but they were unable to read the writing or to make known its ¹³  interpretation to the king.

Daniel 6:2

6:2 Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable ¹⁴  to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.

Daniel 6:18

6:18 Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions ¹⁵  were brought to him. He was unable to sleep. ¹⁶ 

Daniel 6:25

6:25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and language groups who were living in all the land: “Peace and prosperity! ¹⁷ 

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ¹⁸  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ¹⁹  the four winds of the sky ²⁰  were stirring up the great sea. ²¹ 

Daniel 7:12

7:12 As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living ²²  for a time and a season.

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¹ tn Or “gave orders to.” Heb “said to.”

² sn It is possible that the word Ashpenaz is not a proper name at all, but a general term for “innkeeper.” See J. J. Collins, Daniel (Hermeneia), 127, n. 9. However, the ancient versions understand the term to be a name, and the present translation (along with most English versions) understands the word in this way.

³ sn The word court official (Hebrew saris) need not mean “eunuch” in a technical sense (see Gen 37:36, where the term refers to Potiphar, who had a wife), although in the case of the book of Daniel there was in Jewish literature a common tradition to that effect. On the OT usage of this word see HALOT 769-70 s.v. סָרֹיס.

⁴ tn Heb “bring.”

⁵ tn Heb “and from the seed of royalty and from the nobles.”

⁶ 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).

⁷ tn The Aramaic participle is used here to express the imminent future.

⁸ tn The impersonal active plural (“they sought”) of the Aramaic verb could also be translated as an English passive: “Daniel and his friends were sought” (cf. NAB).

⁹ tn Aram “an image.”

¹⁰ tn Aram “until.”

¹¹ tc The LXX, Theodotion, and the Vulgate have “from a mountain,” though this is probably a harmonization with v. 45.

¹² tn Aram “and it.”

¹³ tc Read וּפִשְׁרֵהּ (ufishreh) with the Qere rather than וּפִשְׁרָא (ufishra’) of the Kethib.

¹⁴ tn Aram “giving an account.”

¹⁵ tn The meaning of Aramaic דַּחֲוָה (dakhavah) is a crux interpretum. Suggestions include “music,” “dancing girls,” “concubines,” “table,” “food” – all of which are uncertain. The translation employed here, suggested by earlier scholars, is deliberately vague. A number of recent English versions follow a similar approach with “entertainment” (e.g., NASB, NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). On this word see further, HALOT 1849-50 s.v.; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 37.

¹⁶ tn Aram “his sleep fled from him.”

¹⁷ tn Aram “May your peace be increased!”

¹⁸ tn Aram “answered and said.”

¹⁹ tn Aram “and behold.”

²⁰ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

²¹ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.

²² tn Aram “a prolonging of life was granted to them.”