7:28 “This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. 1 But I kept the matter to myself.” 2
1 tn Aram “my brightness was changing on me.”
2 tn Aram “in my heart.”
3 tn The Hebrew word translated “yellow jasper” is תַּרשִׁישׁ (tarshish); it appears to be a semiprecious stone, but its exact identity is somewhat uncertain. It may be the yellow jasper, although this is conjectural. Cf. NAB, NIV “chrysolite”; NASB, NRSV “beryl.”
4 tn Heb “torches of fire.”
5 tn Heb “The sound of his words” (cf. v. 9).