Interpretation of the Vision

15 When (A)I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought [a]to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one [b]who looked like a (B)man. 16 And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “(C)Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.” 17 So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was frightened and (D)fell on my face; and he said to me, “Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the (E)time of the end.”

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  1. Daniel 8:15 Lit understanding
  2. Daniel 8:15 Lit like the appearance of a man

The Interpretation of the Vision

15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision(A) and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.(B) 16 And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai(C) calling, “Gabriel,(D) tell this man the meaning of the vision.”(E)

17 As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate.(F) “Son of man,”[a] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:17 The Hebrew phrase ben adam means human being. The phrase son of man is retained as a form of address here because of its possible association with “Son of Man” in the New Testament.

21 while I was still speaking in prayer, the man (A)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [a]previously, [b]came to me [c]in my extreme weariness about the time of the (B)evening offering. 22 And he instructed me and talked with me and said, “Daniel, I have come now to give you insight with (C)understanding.

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  1. Daniel 9:21 Lit at the beginning
  2. Daniel 9:21 Lit was reaching; or touching
  3. Daniel 9:21 Or in swift flight

21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,(A) the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.(B) 22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.(C)

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18 Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For (A)I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her [a]years.” 19 The angel answered and said to him, “I am (B)Gabriel, who [b](C)stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

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  1. Luke 1:18 Lit days
  2. Luke 1:19 Lit stand beside

18 Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this?(A) I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”(B)

19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.(C) I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

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