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Daniel 8:18 KJV
Daniel · chapter 8 · verse 18
Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.Daniel 8:18 · King James Version
Daniel 8:18 in context
16And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.
17So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
18Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.
20The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- speakingdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- touchednâgaʻproperly, to touchH5060 →
- groundʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- sleeprâdamto stunH7290 →
- facepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- setʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
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Here we have, I. Daniel's earnest desire to have this vision explained to him (Dan 8:15): I sought the meaning. Note, Those that rightly know the things of God cannot but desire to know more and more of them, and to be led further into the mystery of them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-27