Daniel 8:18

Daniel 8:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
• New International Version (NIV)While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.

Context of Daniel 8:18

16And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of the Ulai, which called out and said, “Gabriel, give this man (Daniel) an understanding of the vision.” 17So he came near where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell face downward; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the [fulfillment of the] vision pertains to [events that will occur in] the time of the end.” Now as he (Gabriel) was speaking with me, I drifted into a deep sleep (unconsciousness) with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand [where I had stood before]. 19He said, “Behold, I am going to let you know what will happen during the final time of the indignation and wrath [of God upon the ungodly], for it concerns the appointed time of the end. 20The ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings of Media and Persia.

Daniel 8:18 word by word

וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י נִרְדַּ֥מְתִּי עַל־פָּנַ֖י אָ֑רְצָה וַיִּ֨גַּע־בִּ֔י וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֖נִי עַל־עָמְדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now as he was speakingדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with me, I was in a deep sleepרָדַםrâdam · to sleepH7290
• on my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• toward the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• but he touchedנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• me, and setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• me uprightעֹ֫מֶד‛ômed · postH5977

Cross-references for Daniel 8:18

• Daniel 8:17So he came near where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and fell face downward; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the [fulfillment of the] vision pertains to [events that will occur in] the time of the end.”
• Daniel 10:8So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my normal appearance turned to a deathly pale, and I grew weak and faint [with fright].
• Luke 9:32Now Peter and those who were with him had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and splendor and majesty, and the two men who were standing with Him.
• Luke 22:24Now a dispute also arose among them as to which of them was regarded to be the greatest.
• Daniel 10:10Then behold, a hand touched me and set me unsteadily on my hands and knees.
• Genesis 15:12When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him.
• Job 4:13Amid disquieting thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falls on men,
• Ezekiel 2:2Then as He spoke to me the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet; and I heard Him speaking to me.
• Zechariah 4:1And the angel who was speaking with me came back and awakened me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.
• Acts 26:6And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground - Overcome and prostrate with the vision. That is, he had sunk down stupified or senseless. See Daniel 10:9. His strength had been entirely taken away by the vision. There is nothing improbable in this, that the sudden appearance of a celestial vision, or a heavenly being, should take away the strength. Compare Genesis 15:12; Job 4:13, following; Judges 6:22; Judges 13:20…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 The eternal Son of God stood before the prophet in the appearance of a man, and directed the angel Gabriel to explain the vision. Daniel's fainting and astonishment at the prospect of evils he saw coming on his people and the church, confirm the opinion that long-continued calamities were foretold. The vision being ended, a charge was given to Daniel to keep it private for the present. He kept it to himself, and went on to do the duty of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-27With this chapter the Hebrew part of the book begins and continues to be the language of the remainder; the visions relating wholly to the Jews and Jerusalem. The scene here narrows from world-wide prophecies to those affecting the one covenant-people in the five centuries between the exile and the advent. Antichrist, like Christ, has a more immediate future, as well as one more remote. The vision, the eighth chapter, begins, and that, the tenth through…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Deep Sleep
• Close
• Magnify
• Mouth
• Notable
• Prince
• Prophecy
• Shushan
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Sleep, Deep

Commentaries on Daniel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings