Daniel 8:16

Daniel 8:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
• New International Version (NIV)And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

Context of Daniel 8:16

14The other angel answered, ‘It will continue for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that, God's temple will be clean again.’ 15When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then someone came to stand in front of me. He seemed like a man. I heard a person's voice. It was coming across the Ulai river. The voice said, ‘Gabriel, help this man to understand the vision.’ 17So Gabriel came towards me, where I was standing. I was very afraid and I fell down onto the ground. He said to me, ‘You, as a human, need to understand that the vision is about the end of time.’ 18While Gabriel spoke to me I was lying with my face on the ground. I was asleep. But he touched me and he caused me to stand up.

Daniel 8:16 word by word

וָאֶשְׁמַ֥ע קוֹל־אָדָ֖ם בֵּ֣ין אוּלָ֑י וַיִּקְרָא֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל הָבֵ֥ן לְהַלָּ֖ז אֶת־הַמַּרְאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a man’sאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• Ulaiאוּלַי'ûlay · UlaiH195
• which calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Gabrielגַּבְרִיאֵלgabrîy'êl · GabrielH1403
• make thisהַלָּזhallâz · thisH1975
• to understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• the visionמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758

Cross-references for Daniel 8:16

• Daniel 10:11The man said, ‘Daniel, God loves you very much. Listen carefully to what I say to you. Stand up now, because God has sent me to you.’ When he said this, I stood up. But my body was still shaking.
• Acts 9:7The men who were travelling with Saul stood still. They could not say anything. They could hear that someone was speaking. But they could not see anyone.
• Acts 10:13Then Peter heard a voice that said to him, ‘Peter, stand up and kill some of these animals. Then you can cook them and eat the meat.’
• Revelation 1:12I turned round to see who was speaking to me. When I turned, I saw seven gold lampstands with their lights.
• Daniel 8:2In this vision, I saw that I was in the strong city of Susa, in Elam region. I was standing near the Ulai river.
• Daniel 12:5After the angel said this, I, Daniel, looked up. I saw two other people. One of them stood on the same side of the river as me. The other one stood on the other side of the river.
• Daniel 9:21While I was praying, Gabriel came towards me. He was the same man that I had seen in the first vision. He flew quickly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
• Luke 1:19The angel answered, ‘I am called Gabriel. My place is to stand in front of God. I am always ready to work for God. He has sent me to speak to you. He told me that I should tell you this good news.
• Daniel 9:22He said to me, ‘Daniel, I have come to teach you, so that you can understand these things.
• Daniel 10:14Now I have come to explain what will happen to your people in the future. The vision is about a future time.’
• Daniel 12:7The man who wore linen clothes lifted up both his hands towards the sky. I heard him make a strong promise with the authority of God, who lives for ever. He said, ‘It will continue for three and a half times. Then the enemies of God's holy people will finally lose their power. That will be the end of all these events.’
• Zechariah 1:9I asked him, ‘My lord, what are these horses?’ The angel who talked with me said, ‘I will show you what they are.’
• Zechariah 2:4The second angel said to the first angel, ‘Run to that young man with the line in his hand. Say that Jerusalem will be a city without walls. This is because of the many people and many animals that will live in it.
• Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
• Revelation 22:16I am Jesus. I have sent my angel to tell you this message. You must tell it to all the people in the churches. I am called the Root of King David. I am his descendant. I am the bright morning star.’

Commentaries on Daniel 8:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And I heard a man‘s voice between the banks of Ulai - See the notes at Daniel 8:2. The voice seemed to come from the river, as if it were that of the Genius of the river, and to address Gabriel, who stood near to Daniel on the shore. This was doubtless the voice of God. The speaker was invisible, and this method of explaining the vision was adopted, probably to make the whole scene more impressive. Which called, and said, Gabriel - Gabriel is mentioned in…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. 1616. Gabriel--meaning, "the strength of God."Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 8:16

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Gabriel
• Prophets
• Ulai

In the dictionaries

• Gabriel
• Close
• Magnify
• Mouth
• Notable
• Prince
• Prophecy
• Shushan
• Apocalyptic Literature
• Teach; Teacher; Teaching

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