On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great (A)river, that is, the [a]Tigris, I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a certain man (B)dressed in linen, whose waist was (C)girded with a belt of pure (D)gold of Uphaz. His body also was like [b]beryl, his face [c]had the appearance of lightning, (E)his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a [d]tumult. Now I, Daniel, (F)alone saw the vision, while the (G)men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great (H)dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves. So I was (I)left alone and saw this great vision; yet (J)no strength was left in me, for my [e]natural color turned to [f]a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength. But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I (K)fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 10:4 Heb Hiddekel
  2. Daniel 10:6 Or yellow serpentine
  3. Daniel 10:6 Lit like
  4. Daniel 10:6 Or roaring
  5. Daniel 10:8 Lit splendor
  6. Daniel 10:8 Lit corruption