²⁰And ^swhiles I was speaking, and ^tpraying, and ^tconfessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for ^bthe holy mountain of my God; ²¹Yea, ^swhiles I was speaking in prayer, even ^uthe man ^vGabriel, ^vwhom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly ^†swiftly, ^wtouched me ^xabout the time of the evening oblation. ²²And ^yhe informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth ^†to give thee skill and understanding. ²³^sAt the beginning of thy ^hsupplications the ^†commandment came forth, and ^zI am come to shew thee; ^afor thou art ^†greatly beloved: therefore ^bunderstand the matter, and consider the vision.

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s Isai. 65:24. ver. 21, 23. So ch. 10:12.
tSee ver. 4.
tSee ver. 4.
bver. 20. So Jer. 31:23. Zech. 8:3. See ch. 11:45.
s Isai. 65:24. ver. 21, 23. So ch. 10:12.
uch. 10:5. & 12:6, 7. Comp. Acts 1:10. & 10:30. See Josh. 5:13.
vSee ch. 8:16.
vSee ch. 8:16.
†Heb. with weariness, or, flight.
wSee ch. 8:18.
xSo 1 Kin. 18:36. Ezra 9:4, 5. See Ex. 29:41.
yComp. ch. 8:16, 27.
†Heb. to make thee skilful of understanding. See ch. 1:4.
s Isai. 65:24. ver. 21, 23. So ch. 10:12.
h Baruch 2:14. See ver. 3.
†Heb. word. ver. 25.
zch. 10:12.
aComp. Luke 1:28.
†Heb. a man of desires. So ch. 10:11, 19. Comp. ch. 10:3.
bSo Matt. 24:15. Mark 13:14. ver. 25.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for the holy hill of my God, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice. He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, “O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding. At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill—while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. As soon as you began to pray, a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the Lord my God concerning the holy mountain of my God—while I was praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the first vision, reached me in my extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering. He gave me this explanation: “Daniel, I’ve come now to give you understanding. At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured by God. So consider the message and understand the vision:

NLTNew Living Translation

I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the Lord my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain. As I was praying, Gabriel, whom I had seen in the earlier vision, came swiftly to me at the time of the evening sacrifice. He explained to me, “Daniel, I have come here to give you insight and understanding. The moment you began praying, a command was given. And now I am here to tell you what it was, for you are very precious to God. Listen carefully so that you can understand the meaning of your vision.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now I was still speaking and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before Yahweh my God, on behalf of the holy mountain of my God. And I was still speaking in prayer, and the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision previously, in my weariness touched me at the time of the evening offering. And he instructed me and he spoke with me and he said, “Daniel I have now come out to teach you understanding. At the beginning of your pleas for mercy, a word went out, and now I have come to declare it, for you are highly esteemed, and so consider the word and understand the vision.