Daniel 8:16

8:16 Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, “Gabriel, ¹  enable this person to understand the vision.”

Daniel 8:23

8:23 Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts ²  are complete, a rash ³  and deceitful ⁴  king will arise. 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 10:14

10:14 Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

Daniel 11:33

11:33 These who are wise among the people will teach the masses. ⁷  However, they will fall ⁸  by the sword and by the flame, ⁹  and they will be imprisoned and plundered for some time. ¹⁰ 

Daniel 12:8

12:8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, ¹¹  what will happen after these things?”

[8:16]  ¹ sn The only angels whose names are given in the OT are Gabriel (Dan 8:16; 9:21; cf. Luke 1:19, 26) and Michael (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; cf. Jude 9; Rev 12:7). The name Gabriel means in Hebrew “man of God,” and Michael means “who is like God?”

[8:23]  ² tc The present translation reads הַפְּשָׁעִים (happÿsha’im, “rebellious acts”) for the MT הַפֹּשְׁעִים (happoshÿ’im, “rebels”). While the MT is understandable (cf. NIV, “when rebels have become completely wicked”), the filling up of transgressions is a familiar OT expression (cf. Gen 15:16) and fits this context well. Cf. the LXX, Theodotion, the Vulgate, and the Syriac.

[8:23]  ³ tn Heb “strong of face.”

[8:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “understanding riddles.” Possible meanings include “double-dealing” (BDB 295 s.v. חִידָה; cf. TEV, CEV) and “with a good knowledge of intrigue” (HALOT 309 s.v. חִידָה; cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “stand” or “stand up.”

[9:22]  ³ tn Heb “he instructed and spoke with me.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.

[11:33]  ⁴ tn Heb “the many.”

[11:33]  ⁵ tn Heb “stumble.”

[11:33]  ⁶ tn Or “by burning.”

[11:33]  ⁷ tn Heb “days.”

[12:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “my lord,” a title of polite address.