New Living Translation
Daniel 12:5
5Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river.
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 as bright as the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever. 4But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.” Then I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing on opposite banks of the river. 6One of them asked the man dressed in linen, who was now standing above the river, “How long will it be until these shocking events are over?” 7The man dressed in linen, who was standing above the river, raised both his hands toward heaven and took a solemn oath by the One who lives forever, saying, “It will go on for a time, times, and half a time. When the shattering of the holy people has finally come to an end, all these things will have happened.”
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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
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
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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
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