Daniel 8:15

Daniel 8:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
• New International Version (NIV)While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

Context of Daniel 8:15

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?” 14He said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be restored.” While 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.” 17So he approached where I was standing; when he came near, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision refers to the time of the end.”

Daniel 8:15 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י בִּרְאֹתִ֛י אֲנִ֥י דָנִיֵּ֖אל אֶת־הֶחָז֑וֹן וָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣ה בִינָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד לְנֶגְדִּ֖י כְּמַרְאֵה־גָֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
• and soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• for the meaningבִּינָהbîynâh · understandingH998
• then, behold, there stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• before me as the appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• of a manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397

Cross-references for Daniel 8:15

• Daniel 7:28“This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me greatly, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”
• Daniel 7:16I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things:
• Daniel 12:8I heard but did not understand. So I asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”
• Matthew 13:36Then he left the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
• Matthew 24:15“So when you see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place” (let the reader understand),
• Mark 4:12so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”
• Mark 13:14“When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be” (let the reader understand), “then those in Judea must flee to the mountains.
• 1 Peter 1:10Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who prophesied about the grace that would come to you, searched and carefully investigated.
• Revelation 13:18This calls for wisdom: Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.
• Daniel 10:5I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• Joshua 5:14“Neither,” he replied. “I have now come as commander of the Lord’s army.” Then Joshua bowed with his face to the ground in homage and asked him, “What does my lord want to say to his servant?”
• Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
• Ezekiel 1:26Something like a throne with the appearance of lapis lazuli was above the expanse over their heads. On the throne, high above, was someone who looked like a human.
• Matthew 24:30Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the peoples of the earth will mourn; and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Revelation 1:13and among the lampstands was one like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe and with a golden sash wrapped around his chest.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15As the appearance of a man - Supposed to be the Messiah.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And it came to pass … - Daniel saw the vision, but was unable to explain it. And sought for the meaning - Evidently by meditating on it, or endeavoring in his own mind to make it out. There stood before me as the appearance of a man - One having the appearance of a man. This was evidently Gabriel Daniel 8:16, who now assumed a human form, and who was addressed by the voice from between the banks of the Ulai, and commenced to make known the meaning of the…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. 15-16The name Gabriel means "man of God." He appeared as a man to Daniel (see also Daniel 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26).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

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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