Daniel 10:6
Context10:6 His body resembled yellow jasper, 1 and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; 2 his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice 3 thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.
Daniel 10:9
Context10:9 I listened to his voice, 4 and as I did so 5 I fell into a trance-like sleep with my face to the ground.


[10:6] 1 tn The Hebrew word translated “yellow jasper” is תַּרשִׁישׁ (tarshish); it appears to be a semiprecious stone, but its exact identity is somewhat uncertain. It may be the yellow jasper, although this is conjectural. Cf. NAB, NIV “chrysolite”; NASB, NRSV “beryl.”
[10:6] 2 tn Heb “torches of fire.”
[10:6] 3 tn Heb “The sound of his words” (cf. v. 9).
[10:9] 4 tc Heb “I heard the sound of his words.” These words are absent in the LXX and the Syriac.