Daniel 9:20-27
Lexham English Bible
Gabriel’s Announcement and Presentation of the Seventy Sets of Seven
20 Now I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before[a] Yahweh my God, on behalf of the holy mountain of my God.[b] 21 And I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously,[c] in my weariness touched me[d] at the time of the evening offering. 22 And he instructed me and he spoke with me and he said, “Daniel I have now come out[e] to teach you understanding. 23 At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and now I have come to declare[f] it, for you are highly esteemed, and so consider the word and understand the vision.
The Seventy Sets of Seven Detailed
24 “Seventy weeks is decreed for your people and for your holy city,[g] to put an end to the transgression and to seal up sin[h] and to make atonement for guilt and to bring in everlasting righteousness and to seal vision and prophet and to anoint the most holy place.[i] 25 And you must know and you must understand[j] that from the time of the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem until an anointed[k] one—a leader—will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;[l] it will be restored and will be built with streets and a moat, but in a time of oppression.[m]
26 “And after the sixty and two weeks an anointed one[n] shall be cut off, and he shall have nothing,[o] and the people of the coming leader will destroy the city and the sanctuary,[p] and its end will be with the flood and on to the end there shall be war; these desolations are determined. 27 And he will make a strong covenant with the many for one week, but in half of the week he will let cease sacrifice and offering and in its place[q] a desolating abomination comes even until the determined complete destruction[r] is poured out on the desolator.”
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- Daniel 9:20 Literally “to the face of”
- Daniel 9:20 Literally “the mountain of the holiness of my God”
- Daniel 9:21 Literally “in the beginning”
- Daniel 9:21 Literally “my being wearied, touching me”
- Daniel 9:22 Or “forth”
- Daniel 9:23 Or “deliver”
- Daniel 9:24 Literally “for the city of your holiness”
- Daniel 9:24 Or “to make an end to sin”
- Daniel 9:24 Literally “the holy place of holy places”
- Daniel 9:25 Or “so you are to know and discern” (NASB), or “know then and understand” (e.g. NEB)
- Daniel 9:25 Or “messiah”
- Daniel 9:25 Literally “weeks seven and weeks sixty and two”
- Daniel 9:25 Literally “in distress/oppression of the times/time”
- Daniel 9:26 Or “messiah”
- Daniel 9:26 Literally “there is not for him”
- Daniel 9:26 Or “holy place”
- Daniel 9:27 Literally “and on a wing of”
- Daniel 9:27 Literally “a complete destruction and being determined”
Daniel 9:20-27
New American Standard Bible
Gabriel Brings an Answer
20 While I was still (A)speaking and praying, and (B)confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and [a]presenting my plea before the Lord my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my God, 21 while I was still speaking in prayer, the man (C)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision [b]previously, [c]came to me [d]in my extreme weariness about the time of the (D)evening offering. 22 And he instructed me and talked with me and said, “Daniel, I have come now to give you insight with (E)understanding. 23 At the (F)beginning of your pleas the [e]command was issued, and I have come to tell you, because you are [f](G)highly esteemed; so pay attention to the message and gain (H)understanding of the vision.
Seventy Weeks and the Messiah
24 “Seventy [g](I)weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to [h]finish the wrongdoing, to [i]make an end of sin, to (J)make atonement for guilt, to bring in (K)everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and [j]prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 So you are to know and understand that from the issuing of a [k](L)decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until [l](M)Messiah the (N)Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with [m]streets and moat, even in times of distress. 26 Then after the sixty-two weeks, the [n]Messiah will be (O)cut off and have [o]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will (P)destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [p]its end will come with a (Q)flood; even to the end [q]there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of [r](R)abominations will come the one who [s]makes desolate, until a (S)complete destruction, one that is [t]decreed, gushes forth on the one who [u]makes desolate.”
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- Daniel 9:20 Lit casting down
- Daniel 9:21 Lit at the beginning
- Daniel 9:21 Lit was reaching; or touching
- Daniel 9:21 Or in swift flight
- Daniel 9:23 Lit word went out
- Daniel 9:23 Lit desirable; or precious
- Daniel 9:24 Or units of seven, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 9:24 Or bring to an end
- Daniel 9:24 Another reading is seal up sins
- Daniel 9:24 Lit prophet
- Daniel 9:25 Lit word
- Daniel 9:25 Or an anointed one
- Daniel 9:25 Or city square
- Daniel 9:26 Or anointed one
- Daniel 9:26 Or no one
- Daniel 9:26 Or his
- Daniel 9:26 Or war will be decreed for desolations
- Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
- Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
- Daniel 9:27 Or determined
- Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
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