Discovery BoxDaniel 6:18 
Context6:18 Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions 1 were brought to him. He was unable to sleep. 2
Daniel 10:8
Context10:8 I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from 3 me, and my vigor disappeared; 4 I was without energy. 5
1 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.
2 tn Aram “his sleep fled from him.”
3 tn Heb “did not remain in.”
4 tn Heb “was changed upon me for ruin.”
5 tn Heb “strength.”
