Discovery BoxDaniel 8:12
Context8:12 The army was given over, 1 along with the daily sacrifice, in the course of his sinful rebellion. 2 It hurled 3 truth 4 to the ground and enjoyed success. 5
Daniel 8:26
Context8:26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. 6 But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”
Daniel 10:21
Context10:21 However, I will first tell you what is written in a dependable book. 7 (There is no one who strengthens me against these princes, 8 except Michael your 9 prince.
Daniel 9:13
Context9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify 10 the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom 11 from your reliable moral standards. 12
Daniel 10:1
Context10:1 13 In the third 14 year of King Cyrus of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel (who was also called Belteshazzar). This message was true and concerned a great war. 15 He understood the message and gained insight by the vision.
Daniel 11:2
Context11:2 Now I will tell you the truth.
“Three 16 more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth 17 king will be unusually rich, 18 more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against 19 the kingdom of Greece.
[8:12] 1 tc The present translation reads וּצְבָאָהּ נִתַּן (utsÿva’ah nittan) for the MT וְצָבָא תִּנָּתֵן (vÿtsava’ tinnaten). The context suggests a perfect rather than an imperfect verb.
[8:12] 2 tn Heb “in (the course of) rebellion.” The meaning of the phrase is difficult to determine. It could mean “due to rebellion,” referring to the failures of the Jews, but this is not likely since it is not a point made elsewhere in the book. The phrase more probably refers to the rebellion against God and the atrocities against the Jews epitomized by Antiochus.
[8:12] 3 tc Two medieval Hebrew
[8:12] 4 sn Truth here probably refers to the Torah. According to 1 Macc 1:56, Antiochus initiated destruction of the sacred books of the Jews.
[8:12] 5 tn Heb “it acted and prospered.”
[10:21] 11 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] 12 tn The word “princes” is supplied for clarity.
[10:21] 13 tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, suggesting that Michael is the angelic prince of Daniel and his people.
[9:13] 16 tn Heb “we have not pacified the face of.”
[9:13] 17 tn Or “by gaining insight.”
[9:13] 18 tn Heb “by your truth.” The Hebrew term does not refer here to abstract truth, however, but to the reliable moral guidance found in the covenant law. See vv 10-11.
[10:1] 21 sn This chapter begins the final unit in the book of Daniel, consisting of chapters 10-12. The traditional chapter divisions to some extent obscure the relationship of these chapters.
[10:1] 22 tc The LXX has “first.”
[10:1] 23 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צָבָא (tsava’) is uncertain in this context. The word most often refers to an army or warfare. It may also mean “hard service,” and many commentators take that to be the sense here (i.e., “the service was great”). The present translation assumes the reference to be to the spiritual conflicts described, for example, in 10:16–11:1.
[11:2] 26 sn Perhaps these three more kings are Cambyses (ca. 530-522
[11:2] 27 sn This fourth king is Xerxes I (ca. 486-465
[11:2] 28 tn Heb “rich with great riches.”
[11:2] 29 tn The text is difficult. The Hebrew has here אֶת (’et), the marker of a definite direct object. As it stands, this would suggest the meaning that “he will arouse everyone, that is, the kingdom of Greece.” The context, however, seems to suggest the idea that this Persian king will arouse in hostility against Greece the constituent elements of his own empire. This requires supplying the word “against,” which is not actually present in the Hebrew text.
