Daniel 10:11

Daniel 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.

Context of Daniel 10:11

9I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. 10Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees. He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man treasured by God. Understand the words that I’m saying to you. Stand on your feet, for I have now been sent to you.” After he said this to me, I stood trembling. 12“Don’t be afraid, Daniel,” he said to me, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your prayers were heard. I have come because of your prayers. 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me after I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

Daniel 10:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֡י דָּנִיֵּ֣אל אִישׁ־חֲ֠מֻדוֹת הָבֵ֨ן בַּדְּבָרִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר֩ אָנֹכִ֨י דֹבֵ֤ר אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־עָמְדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה שֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֑יךָ וּבְדַבְּר֥וֹ עִמִּ֛י אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה עָמַ֥דְתִּי מַרְעִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, O Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• greatly belovedחֲמוּדָהchemdâh · desirable thingH2532
• understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that I speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto thee, and standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• uprightעֹ֫מֶד‛ômed · postH5977
• for unto thee am I now sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• tremblingרָעַדrâ‛ad · to trembleH7460

Cross-references for Daniel 10:11

• Daniel 9:23At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. So consider the message and understand the vision:
• John 13:23One of his disciples, the one Jesus loved, was reclining close beside Jesus.
• John 21:20So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray you?”
• Daniel 10:3I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
• Psalms 45:11and the king will desire your beauty. Bow down to him, for he is your lord.
• Daniel 8:16I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
• Daniel 9:22He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding.
• Acts 26:16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.
• Job 4:14fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shake.
• Job 37:1My heart pounds at this and leaps from my chest.
• Mark 16:8They went out and ran from the tomb, because trembling and astonishment overwhelmed them. And they said nothing to anyone, since they were afraid. [Some of the earliest mss conclude with 16:8.] [
• Acts 9:6“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Commentaries on Daniel 10:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved - That is, in heaven. Margin, as in Hebrew, “of desires.” See the notes at Daniel 9:23. Understand the words that I speak unto thee - That is, attend to them, implying that he would be able to understand them. And stand upright - Margin, as in Hebrew, upon thy standing. That is, stand erect. See the notes at Daniel 8:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 Whenever we enter into communion with God, it becomes us to have a due sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How shall we, that are dust and ashes, speak to the Lord of glory? Nothing is more likely, nothing more effectual to revive the drooping spirits of the saints, than to be assured of God's love to them. From the very first day we begin to look toward God in a way of duty, he is ready to meet us in the way of mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11highly precious: See also Daniel 9:23; 10:19.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. man ... beloved--(See on Da 9:23). understand--"attend to." See Da 8:17, 18.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Quaking
• Beloved
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Sent

Commentaries on Daniel 10

• 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