Daniel 12:5

Daniel 12:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I, Daniel, looked, and there before me stood two others, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I, Daniel, looked; and there stood two others, one on this riverbank and the other on that riverbank.

Context of Daniel 12:5

3Those who are wise will shine like the brightness on the horizon. Those who lead many people to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. 4“But you, Daniel, keep these words secret, and seal the book until the end times. Many will travel everywhere, and knowledge will grow.” When I, Daniel, looked up, I saw two men standing there. One man stood on one side of the river, and the other one stood on the other side. 6One of them asked the man dressed in linen clothes who was above the river, “How long will it be until these miracles are over?” 7I heard the man dressed in linen clothes who was above the river. He raised his right hand and left hand to heaven and swore an oath by the one who lives forever. He said, “It will be for a time, times, and half of a time. When the power of the holy people has been completely shattered, then all these things will be finished.”

Daniel 12:5 word by word

וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל וְהִנֵּ֛ה שְׁנַ֥יִם אֲחֵרִ֖ים עֹמְדִ֑ים אֶחָ֥ד הֵ֙נָּה֙ לִשְׂפַ֣ת הַיְאֹ֔ר וְאֶחָ֥ד הֵ֖נָּה לִשְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and, behold, there stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• the oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• on this sideהֵ֫נָּהhênnâh · here/thusH2008
• of the bankשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193
• of the riverיְאֹרye'ôr · streamH2975

Cross-references for Daniel 12:5

• Daniel 10:5When I looked up, I saw a man dressed in linen, and he had a belt made of gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• Daniel 10:4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was by the great Tigris River.

Commentaries on Daniel 12:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Behold there stood other two - Probably two angels. We know no more of them, unless they be the same as those called saints, Daniel 8:13; (note), which see. The river was most likely the Tigris.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then I Daniel looked - My attention was attracted in a new direction. Hitherto, it would seem, it had been fixed on the angel, and on what he was saying. The angel now informed him that he had closed his communication, and Daniel was now attracted by a new heavenly vision. And, behold, there stood other two - Two other angels. The connection requires us to understand this of angels, though they are not expressly called so. The one on this side of the bank…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned Dn 7:25, and in the Revelation. It signifies 1260 prophetic days or years, beginning from the time when the power of the holy people should be scattered. The imposture of Mohammed, and the papal usurpation, began about the same time; and these were a twofold attack upon the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The river was the Tigris River (Daniel 10:4). Two others confirmed God's promises (see Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 19:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. A vision of two other angels, one on one side of the Hiddekel or Tigris, the other on the other side, implying that on all sides angels attend to execute God's commands. The angel addressing Daniel had been over the river "from above" (Da 12:6, Margin).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 12:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Church

In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Euphrates River, the River
• Bel, and the Dragon
• Brink
• Brook

Commentaries on Daniel 12

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings