Daniel 8:16

8:16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, ¹  enable this person to understand the vision.”

Daniel 10:16

10:16 Then ²  one who appeared to be a human being ³  was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, “Sir, ⁴  due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.

Luke 1:19

1:19 The ⁵  angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands ⁶  in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring ⁷  you this good news.

¹ sn The only angels whose names are given in the OT are Gabriel (Dan 8:16; 9:21; cf. Luke 1:19, 26) and Michael (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; cf. Jude 9; Rev 12:7). The name Gabriel means in Hebrew “man of God,” and Michael means “who is like God?”

² tn Heb “Behold.”

³ tc So most Hebrew MSS; one Hebrew MS along with the Dead Sea Scrolls and LXX read “something that looked like a man’s hand.”

⁴ tn Heb “my lord,” here a title of polite address. Cf. v. 19.

⁵ tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn Grk “the one who is standing before God.”

⁷ tn Grk “to announce these things of good news to you.”