Daniel 2:35

2:35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction ¹  and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.

Daniel 10:11

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ²  Understand the words that I am about to ³  speak to you. So stand up, ⁴  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ⁵  to me, I stood up shaking.

Daniel 11:17

11:17 His intention ⁶  will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances. ⁷  He will give the king of the south ⁸  a daughter ⁹  in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

[2:35]  ¹ tn Aram “as one.” For the meaning “without distinction” see the following: F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 36, §64, and p. 93; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 60.

[10:11]  ² tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

[10:11]  ³ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

[10:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

[11:17]  ³ tn Heb “and he will set his face.” Cf. vv. 18, 19.

[11:17]  ⁴ tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).

[11:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”