Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 10:9
9I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
Daniel 10:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet I heard the sound of his words; and while I heard the sound of his words I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.
Context of Daniel 10:9
7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but a great terror fell on them, and they ran and hid. 8I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. I 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. 11He 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.
Read all of Daniel 10Daniel 10:9 word by word
וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע אֶת־ק֣וֹל דְּבָרָ֑יו וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙ אֶת־ק֣וֹל דְּבָרָ֔יו וַאֲנִ֗י הָיִ֛יתִי נִרְדָּ֥ם עַל־פָּנַ֖י וּפָנַ֥י אָֽרְצָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Daniel 10:9
- Daniel 8:18While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,
- Genesis 2:21So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place.
- Genesis 15:12As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.
- Job 4:13Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night, when deep sleep comes over men,
- Job 33:15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,
- Luke 9:32Peter and those with him were in a deep sleep, and when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him.
- Luke 22:45When he got up from prayer and came to the disciples, he found them sleeping, exhausted from their grief.
Commentaries on Daniel 10:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Was I in a deep sleep - I fell into a swoon.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Yet heard I the voice of his words - What the angel said when he appeared to him Daniel has not recorded. He says Daniel 10:6 that the voice of his words was “like the voice of a multitude.” It is probable that those who were with him had heard that voice, and hearing it, and being struck with the remarkable character of the vision, they had suddenly fled in alarm. Daniel heard more distinctly what he said, though it does not yet appear that he had heard…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Daniel reacted like most people do when they see heavenly beings (compare Joshua 5:14; Isaiah 6:5; Acts 9:7–9; Revelation 1:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. voice of his words--the sound of his words. was I in a deep sleep--"I sank into a deep sleep" [Lengkerke].Read the comment
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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
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