Daniel 8:14

Daniel 8:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”

Context of Daniel 8:14

12In the rebellion, the army was given up, together with the regular sacrifice. The horn threw truth to the ground and was successful in what it did. 13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the speaker, “How long will the events of this vision last — the regular sacrifice, the rebellion that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and of the army to be trampled?” He said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be restored.” 15While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man. 16I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”

Daniel 8:14 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י עַ֚ד עֶ֣רֶב בֹּ֔קֶר אַלְפַּ֖יִם וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וְנִצְדַּ֖ק קֹֽדֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, Unto two thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• and threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• daysבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• daysעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• then shall the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• be cleansedצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663

Cross-references for Daniel 8:14

• Daniel 7:25He will speak words against the Most High and oppress the holy ones of the Most High. He will intend to change religious festivals and laws, and the holy ones will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time.
• Daniel 12:7Then I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the water of the river. He raised both his hands toward heaven and swore by him who lives eternally that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people is shattered, all these things will be completed.
• Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Don’t measure it, because it is given to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months.
• Revelation 12:14The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time.
• Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies. It was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months.
• Daniel 8:26The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true. Now you are to seal up the vision because it refers to many days in the future.”
• Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.
• Isaiah 1:27Zion will be redeemed by justice, those who repent, by righteousness.
• Romans 11:26And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written, The Deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
• Revelation 11:15The seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.
• Isaiah 45:25All the descendants of Israel will be justified and boast in the Lord.
• Galatians 3:8Now the Scripture saw in advance that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and proclaimed the gospel ahead of time to Abraham, saying, All the nations will be blessed through you.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Unto two thousand and three hundred days - Though literally it be two thousand three hundred evenings and mornings. Yet I think the prophetic day should be understood here, as in other parts of this prophet, and must signify so many years. If we date these years from the vision of the he-goat, (Alexander's invading Asia), this was A.M. 3670, b.c. 334; and two thousand three hundred years from that time will reach to a.d. 1966, or one hundred and forty-one…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And he said unto me - Instead of answering the one who made the inquiry, the answer is made to Daniel, doubtless that he might make a record of it, or communicate it to others. If it had been made to the inquirer, the answer would have remained with him, and could have been of no use to the world. For the encouragement, however, of the Hebrew people, when their sanctuary and city would be thus desolate, and in order to furnish an instance of the clear…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14How long: God’s people were called to endure this difficult time until it ended. about the 2,300 evenings and mornings: This could either mean a period of 1,150 days (1,150 evenings and 1,150 mornings, about three and a half years) or 2,300 days (about seven years). These times match important events in history: In 171 BC, Antiochus IV removed Onias III from his position as high priest. In December 167 BC, he treated the temple with disrespect and offered…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. unto me--The answer is to Daniel, not to the inquirer, for the latter had asked in Daniel's name; as vice versa the saint or angel (Job 15:15; Psa 89:6, 7) speaks of the vision granted to Daniel, as if it had been granted to himself. For holy men are in Scripture represented as having attendant angels, with whom they are in a way identified in interests. If the conversation had been limited to the angels, it could have been of no use to us. But God…Read the comment

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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