Daniel 2:46

2:46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground 1  and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

Daniel 8:12

8:12 The army was given over, 2  along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. 3  It hurled 4  truth 5  to the ground and enjoyed success. 6 

Daniel 8:18

8:18 As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright. 7 

Daniel 10:9

10:9 I listened to his voice, 8  and as I did so 9  I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

Daniel 12:2

12:2 Many of those who sleep

in the dusty ground will awake –

some to everlasting life,

and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence. 10 

1 tn Aram “fell on his face.”

2 tc The present translation reads וּצְבָאָהּ נִתַּן (utsÿva’ah nittan) for the MT וְצָבָא תִּנָּתֵן (vÿtsava’ tinnaten). The context suggests a perfect rather than an imperfect verb.

3 tn Heb “in (the course of) rebellion.” The meaning of the phrase is difficult to determine. It could mean “due to rebellion,” referring to the failures of the Jews, but this is not likely since it is not a point made elsewhere in the book. The phrase more probably refers to the rebellion against God and the atrocities against the Jews epitomized by Antiochus.

4 tc Two medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX have a passive verb here: “truth was hurled to the ground” (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV).

5 sn Truth here probably refers to the Torah. According to 1 Macc 1:56, Antiochus initiated destruction of the sacred books of the Jews.

6 tn Heb “it acted and prospered.”

7 tn Heb “on my standing.”

8 tc Heb “I heard the sound of his words.” These words are absent in the LXX and the Syriac.

9 tn Heb “as I listened to the sound of his words.”

10 sn This verse is the only undisputed reference to a literal resurrection found in the Hebrew Bible.