Daniel 10:3-5

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³I ate no tasty food, nor did any meat or wine enter my mouth; and I did not ^[a]anoint (refresh, groom) myself at all for the full three weeks. ⁴On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great river Hiddekel [which is the Tigris], ⁵I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a ^[b]certain man dressed in linen, whose loins were girded with [a ^[c]belt of] pure gold of Uphaz.

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Daniel 10:3 I.e. apply perfumed oils or herbal ointments to refresh the body. As the ancient rabbis indicated, this may also imply that Daniel did not bathe, unless he was referring only to oiling his hair.
Daniel 10:5 This is most likely the angel Gabriel since he was the heavenly being sent by God to Daniel on the previous occasions.
Daniel 10:5 Over a man’s outer garment a type of belt or girdle was worn around the loins (the midsection of the body between the lower ribs and the hips) and was normally made of leather. Expensive or embroidered girdles were also worn and were made of cotton, flax or silk. The girdle also served as a kind of pocket or pouch and was used to carry personal items such as a dagger, money or other necessary things.