Daniel 10:11

Daniel 10:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said to me, “O Daniel, man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.” While he was speaking this word to me, I stood trembling.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up, still trembling.

Context of Daniel 10:11

9Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground. 10A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. He said, “Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling. 12Then he continued, “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia.

Daniel 10:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֡י דָּנִיֵּ֣אל אִישׁ־חֲ֠מֻדוֹת הָבֵ֨ן בַּדְּבָרִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר֩ אָנֹכִ֨י דֹבֵ֤ר אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ וַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־עָמְדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י עַתָּ֖ה שֻׁלַּ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֑יךָ וּבְדַבְּר֥וֹ עִמִּ֛י אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה עָמַ֥דְתִּי מַרְעִֽיד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, O Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l dâni'êl · DanielH1840
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• greatly belovedחֲמוּדָהchemdâh · desirable thingH2532
• understandבִּיןbîyn · to understandH995
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that I speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto thee, and standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• uprightעֹ֫מֶד‛ômed · postH5977
• for unto thee am I now sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• tremblingרָעַדrâ‛ad · to trembleH7460

Cross-references for Daniel 10:11

• Daniel 9:23As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:
• John 13:23One of them, the disciple whom Jesus loved, was reclining next to him.
• John 21:20Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”)
• Daniel 10:3I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
• Psalms 45:11Let the king be enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
• Daniel 8:16And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”
• Daniel 9:22He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.
• Acts 26:16‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.
• Job 4:14fear and trembling seized me and made all my bones shake.
• Job 37:1“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
• Mark 16:8Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid. [The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]
• Acts 9:6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Commentaries on Daniel 10:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved - That is, in heaven. Margin, as in Hebrew, “of desires.” See the notes at Daniel 9:23. Understand the words that I speak unto thee - That is, attend to them, implying that he would be able to understand them. And stand upright - Margin, as in Hebrew, upon thy standing. That is, stand erect. See the notes at Daniel 8:18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 Whenever we enter into communion with God, it becomes us to have a due sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How shall we, that are dust and ashes, speak to the Lord of glory? Nothing is more likely, nothing more effectual to revive the drooping spirits of the saints, than to be assured of God's love to them. From the very first day we begin to look toward God in a way of duty, he is ready to meet us in the way of mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11highly precious: See also Daniel 9:23; 10:19.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. man ... beloved--(See on Da 9:23). understand--"attend to." See Da 8:17, 18.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Daniel
• Quaking
• Beloved
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Sent

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