Daniel 2:8

2:8 The king replied, “I know for sure that you are attempting to gain time, because you see that my decision is firm.

Daniel 4:24

4:24 this is the interpretation, O king! It is the decision of the Most High that this has happened to my lord the king.

Daniel 7:2

7:2 Daniel explained: ¹  “I was watching in my vision during the night as ²  the four winds of the sky ³  were stirring up the great sea. ⁴ 

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. ⁵ 

Daniel 9:3

9:3 So I turned my attention ⁶  to the Lord God ⁷  to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ⁸ 

Daniel 10:3

10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ⁹  nor did I anoint myself with oil ¹⁰  until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 10:9

10:9 I listened to his voice, ¹¹  and as I did so ¹²  I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.

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¹ tn Aram “answered and said.”

² tn Aram “and behold.”

³ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

⁴ sn The referent of the great sea is unclear. The common view that the expression refers to the Mediterranean Sea is conjectural.

⁵ tn Heb “on my standing.”

⁶ tn Heb “face.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew phrase translated “Lord God” here is אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים (’adonay ha’elohim).

⁸ sn When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition.

⁹ tn Heb “mouth.”

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ tc Heb “I heard the sound of his words.” These words are absent in the LXX and the Syriac.

¹² tn Heb “as I listened to the sound of his words.”