Daniel 11:8

11:8 He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from ¹  the king of the north.

Daniel 11:11

11:11 “Then the king of the south ²  will be enraged and will march out to fight against the king of the north, who will also muster a large army, but that army will be delivered into his hand.

Daniel 10:15

10:15 While he was saying this to me, ³  I was flat on ⁴  the ground and unable to speak.

Daniel 8:18

8:18 As he spoke with me, I fell into a trance with my face to the ground. But he touched me and stood me upright. ⁵ 

Daniel 9:22

9:22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows: ⁶  “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.

Daniel 1:13

1:13 Then compare our appearance ⁷  with that of ⁸  the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; ⁹  deal with us ¹⁰  in light of what you see.”

Daniel 10:19-21

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ¹¹  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ¹²  for you have given me strength.” 10:20 He said, “Do you know why I have come to you? ¹³  Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming. 10:21 However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book. ¹⁴  (There is no one who strengthens me against these princes, ¹⁵  except Michael your ¹⁶  prince.

Daniel 11:39-40

11:39 He will attack ¹⁷  mighty fortresses, aided by ¹⁸  a foreign deity. To those who recognize him he will grant considerable honor. He will place them in authority over many people, and he will parcel out land for a price. ¹⁹ 

11:40 “At the time of the end the king of the south will attack ²⁰  him. Then the king of the north will storm against him ²¹  with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships. ²²  He ²³  will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river. ²⁴ 

Daniel 10:7

10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. ²⁵  On the contrary, they were overcome with fright ²⁶  and ran away to hide.

Daniel 10:11

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ²⁷  Understand the words that I am about to ²⁸  speak to you. So stand up, ²⁹  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ³⁰  to me, I stood up shaking.

Daniel 10:17

10:17 How, sir, am I able to speak with you? ³¹  My strength is gone, ³²  and I am breathless.”

Daniel 11:17

11:17 His intention ³³  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ³⁴  He will give the king of the south ³⁵  a daughter ³⁶  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

[11:8]  ¹ tn The Hebrew preposition מִן (min) is used here with the verb עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”). It probably has a sense of separation (“stand away from”), although it may also be understood in an adversative sense (“stand against”).

[11:11]  ² sn This king of the south refers to Ptolemy IV Philopator (ca. 221-204 B.C.).

[10:15]  ³ tn Heb “speaking to me according to these words.”

[10:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “I placed my face toward.”

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “on my standing.”

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Heb “he instructed and spoke with me.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.

[1:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “let our appearance be seen before you.”

[1:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “the appearance of.”

[1:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “delicacies of the king.” So also in v. 15.

[1:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “your servants.”

[10:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “treasured man.”

[10:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “my lord may speak.”

[10:20]  ⁸ sn The question is rhetorical, intended to encourage reflection on Daniel’s part.

[10:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “a book of truth.” Several English versions treat this as a title of some sort (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT), although the NAB’s rendering “the truthful book” regards “truth” as an attributive adjective, as does the present translation.

[10:21]  ¹⁰ tn The word “princes” is supplied for clarity.

[10:21]  ¹¹ tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, suggesting that Michael is the angelic prince of Daniel and his people.

[11:39]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “act against.”

[11:39]  ¹¹ tn Heb “with.”

[11:39]  ¹² tn Or perhaps “for a reward.”

[11:40]  ¹¹ tn Heb “engage in thrusting.”

[11:40]  ¹² tn The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south.

[11:40]  ¹³ tn Heb “many ships.”

[11:40]  ¹⁴ tn This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.

[11:40]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and will overflow and pass over.”

[10:7]  ¹² tn Heb “the vision.”

[10:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “great trembling fell on them.”

[10:11]  ¹³ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

[10:11]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

[10:11]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

[10:11]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

[10:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “How is the servant of this my lord able to speak with this my lord?”

[10:17]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “does not stand.”

[11:17]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

[11:17]  ¹⁶ tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

[11:17]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:17]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”