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

4“Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was beside the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a man dressed in linen with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. His body was like yellow jasper, his face like a flash of lightning, his eyes like fiery torches, his arms and his feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the roar of a multitude. 7“Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men that were with me did not see the vision. Nevertheless, such a great terror fell upon them that they fled and hid themselves. 8So I was left alone to see this great vision. My strength drained from me and my vigor was destroyed; I could not summon any strength.

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 a beryl, an onyx and a jasper for the fourth row. They are to be enclosed in gold filigree settings.
• Ezekiel 1:16The appearance and structure of the wheels was like the gleaming of beryl. The four had the same likeness, their appearance and their structure seemed to be a wheel within a wheel.
• Ezekiel 10:9Then I looked, and behold, four wheels beside the cheruvim, one wheel beside one cheruv, and another wheel beside another cheruv. The appearance of the wheels was like the sparkling of a beryl stone.
• Revelation 21:20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, carnelian; the seventh, yellow topaz; the eighth; beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
• Ezekiel 1:14The living creatures were running back and forth like flashes of lightning.
• Matthew 17:2Now He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
• Luke 9:29While He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothing flashed like white lightning.
• Revelation 1:13In the midst of the menorot, I saw One like a Son of Man, clothed in a robe down to His feet, with a golden belt wrapped around His chest.
• Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a flame of fire, and many royal crowns are on His head. He has a name written that no one knows except Himself.
• Ezekiel 1:24When they moved, I could hear the sound of their wings like the sound of rushing waters, like the voice of Shaddai, a noise of tumult like the noise of an army. Whenever they stood still, they let down their wings.
• Revelation 10:3and he cried out with a loud voice, just as a lion roars. When he cried out, the seven thunders spoke.

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