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 beside the great river, the Tigris. 5I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz. His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd. 7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide. 8I alone was left to see this great vision. My strength drained from me, and my vigor disappeared; I was without energy.

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 28:20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They are to be enclosed in gold in their filigree settings.
• Ezekiel 1:16The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like gleaming jasper, and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel.
• Ezekiel 10:9As I watched, I noticed four wheels by the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub; the wheels gleamed like jasper.
• Revelation 21:20the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
• Ezekiel 1:14The living beings moved backward and forward as quickly as flashes of lightning.
• Matthew 17:2And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
• Luke 9:29As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.
• Revelation 1:13and in the midst of the lampstands was one like a son of man. He was dressed in a robe extending down to his feet and he wore a wide golden belt around his chest.
• Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself.
• Ezekiel 1:24When they moved, I heard the sound of their wings – it was like the sound of rushing waters, or the voice of the Almighty, or the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
• Revelation 10:3Then he shouted in a loud voice like a lion roaring, and when he shouted, the seven thunders sounded their voices.

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