Discovery BoxDaniel 8:27 
Context8:27 I, Daniel, was exhausted 1 and sick for days. Then I got up and again carried out the king’s business. But I was astonished at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.
Daniel 10:20
Context10:20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you? 2 Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.
1 tn The Hebrew word here is נִהְיֵיתִי (nihyetiy). Its meaning is not entirely clear. Hebrew הָיָה (hayah) normally has meanings such as “to be” or “become.” Here, however, it describes Daniel’s emotional and physical response to the enigmatic vision that he has seen. It is parallel to the following verb, which refers to illness, and seems to refer to a state of utter exhaustion due to the amazing things that Daniel has just seen. The LXX lacks the word. On the meaning of the word see further, BDB 227-28 s.v. הָיָה Niph.2; DCH 2:540 s.v. היה I Ni.3.
2 sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.
