Daniel 10:2-3

10:2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks. ¹  10:3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ²  nor did I anoint myself with oil ³  until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 9:3-4

9:3 So I turned my attention ⁴  to the Lord God ⁵  to implore him by prayer and requests, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. ⁶  9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way:

“O Lord, ⁷  great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant ⁸  with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Daniel 9:20-23

Gabriel Gives to Daniel a Prophecy of Seventy Weeks

9:20 While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the LORD my God concerning his holy mountain ⁹  – 9:21 yes, while I was still praying, ¹⁰  the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously ¹¹  in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness, ¹²  around the time of the evening offering. 9:22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: ¹³  “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you. 9:23 At the beginning of your requests a message went out, and I have come to convey it to you, for you are of great value in God’s sight. ¹⁴  Therefore consider the message and understand the vision: ¹⁵ 

Isaiah 58:9

58:9 Then you will call out, and the Lord will respond;

you will cry out, and he will reply, ‘Here I am.’

You must ¹⁶  remove the burdensome yoke from among you

and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.

Isaiah 65:24

65:24 Before they even call out, ¹⁷  I will respond;

while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Acts 10:4

10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius ¹⁸  replied, ¹⁹  “What is it, Lord?” The angel ²⁰  said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity ²¹  have gone up as a memorial ²²  before God.

Acts 10:30-31

10:30 Cornelius ²³  replied, ²⁴  “Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, ²⁵  I was praying in my house, and suddenly ²⁶  a man in shining clothing stood before me 10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity ²⁷  have been remembered before God. ²⁸ 

[10:2]  ¹ tn Heb “three weeks of days.” The inclusion of “days” here and in v. 3 is perhaps intended to call attention to the fact that these weeks are very different in nature from those of chap. 9, which are “weeks of years.”

[10:3]  ² tn Heb “mouth.”

[10:3]  ³ sn Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.

[9:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “face.”

[9:3]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew phrase translated “Lord God” here is אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים (’adonay ha’elohim).

[9:3]  ⁶ sn When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition.

[9:4]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[9:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[9:20]  ⁹ tn Heb “the holy mountain of my God.”

[9:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “speaking in prayer.”

[9:21]  ¹¹ tn Heb “in the beginning.”

[9:21]  ¹² tn The Hebrew expression בִּיעָף מֻעָף (mu’af bi’af) is very difficult. The issue is whether the verb derives from עוּף (’uf, “to fly”) or from יָעַף (ya’af, “to be weary”). Many ancient versions and modern commentators take the first of these possibilities and understand the reference to be to the swift flight of the angel Gabriel in his coming to Daniel. The words more likely refer to the extreme weariness, not of the angel, but of Daniel. Cf. 7:28; 8:27; 10:8-9, 16-17; also NASB.

[9:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “he instructed and spoke with me.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.

[9:23]  ¹⁴ tn Or “a precious treasure”; KJV “greatly beloved”; NASB, NIV “highly esteemed.”

[9:23]  ¹⁵ tn This sentence is perhaps a compound hendiadys (“give serious consideration to the revelatory vision”).

[58:9]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “if you.” In the Hebrew text vv. 9b-10 are one long conditional sentence. The protasis (“if” clauses appear in vv. 9b-10a), with the apodosis (“then” clause) appearing in v. 10b.

[65:24]  ¹⁷ tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

[10:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

[10:4]  ²⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:4]  ²¹ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:4]  ²² sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

[10:30]  ²³ tn Grk “And Cornelius.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[10:30]  ²⁴ tn Grk “said.”

[10:30]  ²⁵ tn Grk “at the ninth hour.” Again, this is the hour of afternoon prayer.

[10:30]  ²⁶ tn Grk “and behold.” The interjection ἰδού (idou) is difficult at times to translate into English. Here it has been translated as “suddenly” to convey the force of Cornelius’ account of the angel’s appearance.

[10:31]  ²⁷ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:31]  ²⁸ sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.