Daniel 10:6

Daniel 10:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
• New International Version (NIV)His body was like topaz, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.
• English Standard Version (ESV)His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, his arms and feet like burnished bronze in color, and the sound of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Context of Daniel 10:6

4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was by the great Tigris River. 5When I looked up, I saw a man dressed in linen, and he had a belt made of gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like beryl. His face looked like lightning. His eyes were like flaming torches. His arms and legs looked like polished bronze. When he spoke, his voice sounded like the roar of a crowd. 7I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision. The men with me didn’t see the vision. Yet, they started to tremble violently, and they quickly hid themselves. 8So I was left alone to see this grand vision. I had no strength left in me. My face turned deathly pale, and I was helpless.

Daniel 10:6 word by word

וּגְוִיָּת֣וֹ כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ וּפָנָ֞יו כְּמַרְאֵ֤ה בָרָק֙ וְעֵינָיו֙ כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי אֵ֔שׁ וּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙ וּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יו כְּעֵ֖ין נְחֹ֣שֶׁת קָלָ֑ל וְק֥וֹל דְּבָרָ֖יו כְּק֥וֹל הָמֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• His bodyגְּוִיָּהgevîyâh · bodyH1472
• like the berylתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · jasperH8658
• and his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• as the appearanceמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• of lightningבָּרָקbârâq · lightningH1300
• and his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• as lampsלַפִּידlappîyd lappid · torchH3940
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• and his armsזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• and his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתmargelâh · feetH4772
• like in colourעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• to polishedקָלָלqâlâl · burnishedH7044
• brassנְחֹ֫שֶׁתnechôsheth · bronzeH5178
• and the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of his wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of a multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995

Cross-references for Daniel 10:6

• Exodus 28:20In the fourth row put beryl, onyx, and gray quartz. Mount them in gold settings.
• Ezekiel 1:16This is how the wheels looked and how they were made: They looked like beryl. All four wheels looked the same. They looked like a wheel within a wheel.
• Ezekiel 10:9As I looked, I saw four wheels beside the angels, one wheel beside each of the angels. The wheels looked like beryl.
• Revelation 21:20the fifth onyx, the sixth red quartz, the seventh yellow quartz, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth green quartz, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
• Ezekiel 1:14The living creatures ran back and forth like lightning.
• Matthew 17:2Jesus’ appearance changed in front of them. His face became as bright as the sun and his clothes as white as light.
• Luke 9:29While Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.
• Revelation 1:13There was someone like the Son of Man among the lamp stands. He was wearing a robe that reached his feet. He wore a gold belt around his waist.
• Revelation 19:12His eyes are flames of fire. On his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, but only he knows what it is.
• Ezekiel 1:24When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings. The sound was like the noise of rushing water, like the thunder of the Almighty, like the commotion in an army camp. When the creatures stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Revelation 10:3Then he shouted in a loud voice as a lion roars. When he shouted, the seven thunders spoke with voices of their own.

Commentaries on Daniel 10:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6His body also was like the beryl - The description of this person is very similar to that of our Lord in Revelation 1:13-15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6His body also was like the beryl - There is a very striking resemblance between the description here given and that of the Saviour as he appeared to John in Patmos, Revelation 1:13-16. See the notes at that passage. It contains, however, no description of the appearance of the body. “Beryl” is “a mineral of great hardness, occurring in green and bluish-green six-sided prisms. It is identical with the emerald, except that the latter has a purer and richer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The man in linen clothing is an unknown messenger of the Lord (compare Daniel 10:16, 18; 12:6–7; see also Ezekiel 9:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. beryl--literally, "Tarshish," in Spain. The beryl, identical with the chrysolite or topaz, was imported into the East from Tarshish, and therefore is called "the Tarshish stone."Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 10:6

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Brass
• Lightning

In the dictionaries

• Beryl
• Copper
• Quaking
• Appearance
• Body
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fine
• Lightning
• Stones, Precious
• Tarshish

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