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Daniel 9:20-22
New English Translation
Daniel 9:20-22
New English Translation
Gabriel Gives to Daniel a Prophecy of Seventy Weeks
20 While I was still speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my request before the Lord my God concerning his holy mountain[a]— 21 yes, while I was still praying,[b] the man Gabriel, whom I had seen previously[c] in a vision, was approaching me in my state of extreme weariness,[d] around the time of the evening offering. 22 He spoke with me, instructing me as follows:[e] “Daniel, I have now come to impart understanding to you.
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- Daniel 9:20 tn Heb “the holy mountain of my God.”
- Daniel 9:21 tn Heb “speaking in prayer.”
- Daniel 9:21 tn Heb “in the beginning.”
- Daniel 9:21 tn The Hebrew expression בִּיעָף מֻעָף (muʿaf biʿaf) is very difficult. The issue is whether the verb derives from עוּף (ʿuf, “to fly”) or from יָעַף (yaʿaf, “to be weary”). Many ancient versions and modern commentators take the first of these possibilities and understand the reference to be to the swift flight of the angel Gabriel in his coming to Daniel. The words more likely refer to the extreme weariness, not of the angel, but of Daniel (cf. 7:28; 8:27; 10:8-9, 16-17; also NASB).
- Daniel 9:22 tn Heb “he instructed and spoke with me.” The expression is a verbal hendiadys.
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