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Daniel 10:10

Then a hand touched me. When that happened, I got on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was shaking.

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.
Contemporary English Version
He raised me to 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.
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 Then a hand touched me. When that happened, I got on my hands and knees. I was so afraid that I was shaking. 11 The man in the vision said to me, "Daniel, God loves you very much. Think very carefully about the words I will speak to you. Stand up; I have been sent to you." And when he said this, I stood up. I was still shaking because I was afraid. 12 Then the man in the vision started talking again. He said, "Daniel, do not be afraid. From the very first day you decided to get wisdom and to be humble in front of God, he has been listening to your prayers. I came to you because you have been praying. 13 But the prince of Persia has been fighting against me for 21 days. Then Michael, one of the most important princes, came to help me because I was stuck there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I have come to you, Daniel, to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future. The vision is about a time in the future." 15 While the man was talking to me, I bowed low with my face toward the ground. I could not speak. 16 Then the one who looked like a man touched my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, "Sir, I am upset and afraid because of what I saw in the vision. I feel helpless. 17 Sir, I am Daniel your servant. How can I talk with you? My strength is gone and it is hard for me to breathe." 18 The one who looked like a man touched me again. When he touched me, I felt better. 19 Then he said, "Daniel, don't be afraid. God loves you very much. Peace be with you. Be strong now, be strong." When he spoke to me, I became stronger. Then I said, "Sir, you have given me strength. Now you can speak."

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
Then people began to move from the East. They found a plain in the land of Babylonia and stayed there to live.
Genesis 11:9
That is the place where the Lord confused the language of the whole world. That is why it is called Babel. And it was from there that the Lord caused the people to spread out to all the other places on earth.
Genesis 14:1
Amraphel was the king of Babylonia, Arioch was the king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer was the king of Elam, and Tidal was the king of Goiim.
Isaiah 10:9
The city of Calno is no better than the city of Carchemish. Arpad is like Hamath, and Samaria is like Damascus.
Isaiah 11:11
At that time the Lord will again reach out and take his people who are left in countries like Assyria, North Egypt, South Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath, and other faraway countries around the world.
Isaiah 39:1
At that time Merodach Baladan son of Baladan was king of Babylon. He sent some men with letters and a gift to Hezekiah when he heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
Jeremiah 50:21
The Lord says, "Attack the country of Merathaim! Attack the people living in Pekod! Attack them! Kill them and destroy them completely! Do everything I commanded you!
Daniel 1:2
The Lord allowed Nebuchadnezzar to defeat Jehoiakim king of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar took all the dishes and other things from God's Temple and carried them to Babylon. He put those things in the temple of his gods.
Amos 6:2
Go look at Calneh. From there, go to the large city Hamath. Go to the Philistine city of Gath. Are you better than these kingdoms? Their countries are larger than yours.
Micah 4:10
Cry out, you people of Jerusalem, and feel the pain, as if you were giving birth. You must go out of the city and live in the fields. You will go away to Babylon, but you will also be saved from that place. The Lord will come and rescue you there. He will take you away from your enemies.

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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