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Contemporary English Version

Daniel 10:10

He raised me to my hands and knees

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Hand, Right Hand;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Daniel, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Magi;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Palm;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Palm (of the Hand);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees.
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
King James Version
And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
English Standard Version
And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
New American Standard Bible
Then behold, a hand touched me and shook me on my hands and knees.
New Century Version
Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was shaking.
Amplified Bible
Then behold, a hand touched me and set me unsteadily on my hands and knees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And behold, an hand touched me, which set me vp vpon my knees and vpon the palmes of mine hands.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then a hand touched me and raised me, tottering, to my hands and knees.
Darby Translation
And behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and the palms of my hands.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then a hand touched me. When that happened, I got on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was shaking.
George Lamsa Translation
And behold, a hand touched me and set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Good News Translation
Then a hand took hold of me and raised me to my hands and knees; I was still trembling.
Lexham English Bible
And look, a hand touched me and it roused me to my knees and the palms of my hands.
Literal Translation
And, behold, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my knees and the palms of my hands.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And beholde, an hande touched me, which set me vp vpon my knees & vpon the palmes of my hondes,
American Standard Version
And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
Bible in Basic English
Then a hand gave me a touch, awaking me, and putting me on my knees and my hands.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me tottering upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
King James Version (1611)
And behold, an hand touched me, which set me vpon my knees, and vpon the palmes of my hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And beholde a hande touched me, which set me vp vpon my knees, and vpon the paulmes of my handes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And, behold, a hand touched me, and it raised me on my knees.
English Revised Version
And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
World English Bible
Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And lo! an hond touchide me, and reiside me on my knees, and on the toes of my feet.
Update Bible Version
And, look, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.
New English Translation
Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees.
New King James Version
Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
New Living Translation
Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.
New Life Bible
Then a hand touched me and I shook with fear on my hands and knees.
New Revised Standard
But then a hand touched me and roused me to my hands and knees.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And lo! a hand, touched me; and roused me up on my knees and the palms of my hands.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold a hand touched me, and lifted me up upon my knees, and upon the joints of my hands.
Revised Standard Version
And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
Young's Literal Translation
and lo, a hand hath come against me, and shaketh me on my knees and the palms of my hands.

Contextual Overview

10 He raised me to my hands and knees 11 and then said, "Daniel, your God thinks highly of you, and he has sent me. So stand up and pay close attention." I stood trembling, while the angel said: 12 Daniel, don't be afraid! God has listened to your prayers since the first day you humbly asked for understanding, and he has sent me here. 13 But the guardian angel of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, who is one of the strongest guardian angels, came to rescue me from the kings of Persia. 14 Now I have come here to give you another vision about what will happen to your people in the future. 15 While this angel was speaking to me, I stared at the ground, speechless. 16 Then he appeared in human form and touched my lips. I said, "Sir, this vision has brought me great pain and has drained my strength. 17 I am merely your servant. How can I possibly speak with someone so powerful, when I am almost too weak to get my breath?" 18The angel touched me a second time and said, "Don't be frightened! God thinks highly of you, and he intends this for your good, so be brave and strong." At this, I regained my strength and replied, "Please speak! You have already made me feel much better." 20 Then the angel said: Now do you understand why I have come? Soon I must leave to fight against the guardian angel of Persia. Then after I have defeated him, the guardian angel of Greece will attack me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

an hand: Daniel 10:16, Daniel 10:18, Daniel 8:18, Daniel 9:21, Jeremiah 1:9, Revelation 1:17

set: Heb. moved

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:5 - an angel Ezekiel 2:9 - an hand Ezekiel 8:3 - he put Daniel 12:5 - other two Matthew 17:7 - touched

Cross-References

Genesis 11:2
but after some of them moved from the east and settled in Babylonia,
Genesis 14:1
About this time, King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
Isaiah 10:9
They have already captured the cities of Calno, Carchemish, Hamath, Arpad, Samaria, and Damascus.
Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.
Isaiah 39:1
Merodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, was now king of Babylonia. And when he learned that Hezekiah was well, he sent messengers with letters and a gift for him.
Jeremiah 50:21
The Lord said: I have told the enemies of Babylonia, "Attack the people of Merathaim and Pekod. Kill them all! Destroy their possessions!"
Daniel 1:2
The Lord let Nebuchadnezzar capture Jehoiakim and take away some of the things used in God's temple. And when the king returned to Babylonia, he put these things in the temple of his own god.
Amos 6:2
Look what happened to the cities of Calneh, powerful Hamath, and Gath in Philistia. Are you greater than any of those kingdoms?
Micah 4:10
Keep on groaning with pain, you people of Jerusalem! If you escape from your city to the countryside, you will still be taken as prisoners to Babylonia. But later I will rescue you from your enemies.
Micah 5:6
whose strong army will defeat the nation of Assyria. Yes, our leaders will rescue us, if those Assyrians dare to invade our land.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And, behold, an hand touched me,.... Not the hand of the man clothed with linen, whose voice he heard, and whose hand was like polished brass, Daniel 10:6, but the hand of one distinct from him, one of his attendants, Daniel 12:5 that had the similitude of the sons of men, Daniel 10:16, and whose hand was softer, and nearer a human one; very probably the hand of the Angel Gabriel in human form, who had touched him before, when in the like circumstances, Daniel 8:16:

which set me upon my knees, and upon the palms of my hands; or, "which caused him to move" t; from the prostrate condition in which he was, and raised him up a little upon his hands; so that, with a little difficulty, he might be able to raise himself to stand upright.

t תניעני "movere fecit me", Pagninus, Montanus; "commovit me", Junius Tremellius, Cocceius "movit me", Tigurine version, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And, behold, an hand touched me - The hand of the angel. Compare Daniel 8:18.

Which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands - Not “upright,” as in Daniel 8:18. That is, he had not strength given him at once to stand erect, but he was partially raised up and enabled to move, though in a feeble and tottering manner. The word used here (נוע nôa‛) means to move to and fro; to waver; to vacillate; and the sense here, as expressed by Gesenius (Lexicon) is, “lo, a hand touched me, and caused me to reel (i. e., to stand reeling and trembling) upon my knees and hands.” He was gradually restored to strength.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Daniel 10:10. A hand touched me — Nothing was apparent or palpable but a hand. A hand had written Belshazzar's fate upon the wall; and the hand is frequently mentioned when the power or majesty of God is intended. Perhaps by hand God himself may be meant. It is remarkable that in a very ancient MS. of the Septuagint, more than a thousand years old, now in the imperial library of Vienna, adorned with paintings which have been engraved for the catalogue of Lambechius, and transferred to that of Nesselius, all the appearances of God are represented by a hand in the clouds.


 
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