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Daniel 8:13-15
The Message
Daniel 8:13-15
The Message
13 “Then I overheard two holy angels talking. One asked, ‘How long is what we see here going to last—the abolishing of daily worship, this devastating judgment against sin, the kicking around of God’s holy people and the Sanctuary?’
14 “The other answered, ‘Over the course of 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning. Then the Sanctuary will be set right again.’
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15 “While I, Daniel, was trying to make sense of what I was seeing, suddenly there was a humanlike figure standing before me.
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Daniel 8:13-15
New International Version
Daniel 8:13-15
New International Version
13 Then I heard a holy one(A) speaking, and another holy one said to him, “How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled(B)—the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, the surrender of the sanctuary and the trampling underfoot(C) of the Lord’s people?”
14 He said to me, “It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated.”(D)
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 While I, Daniel, was watching the vision(E) and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.(F)
Daniel 8:13-15
King James Version
Daniel 8:13-15
King James Version
13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
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Daniel 8:13-15
English Standard Version
Daniel 8:13-15
English Standard Version
13 Then I heard (A)a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, (B)“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, (C)the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14 And he said to me,[a] “For 2,300 (D)evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”
The Interpretation of the Vision
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I (E)sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having (F)the appearance of a man.
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- Daniel 8:14 Hebrew; Septuagint, Theodotion, Vulgate to him
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