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Daniel 8:15–16

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Daniel Seeks to Understand the Vision

15Now it happened when aI, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought 1to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one 2who had the appearance of a bman.

16And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, “aGabriel, give this man an understanding of what has appeared.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit understanding
  2. 2Lit like the appearance of a man

Cross references

  1. aDan 8:1
  2. bDan 7:13; 10:16, 18
  3. aDan 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. And I heard a man’s voice from the Ulai calling, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man. I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”

NLTNew Living Translation

As I, Daniel, was trying to understand the meaning of this vision, someone who looked like a man stood in front of me. And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And then when I, Daniel, saw the vision, and I was seeking understanding, there was one standing before me with the appearance of a man. And I heard the voice of a human at the Ulai, and he called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.