Daniel 10:6 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 10:6

His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

BSB

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ASV

his body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as flaming torches, and his arms and his feet like unto burnished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

KJV

His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TEN (420)

Verse 6. "And his body was like chrysolite." For "chrysolite," one of the twelve gems inserted in the oracular breastplate of the high priest, the Hebrew has trs'ys (tharsis) , a word which Theodotion and Symmachus simply left unchanged in transcription; but the Septuagint called it "the sea," according to the usage in the Psalms: "With a violent gale Thou dashest the ships of Tharsis in pieces," i.e., "the ships of the sea" (Psalm 48:7).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

His body also was like the beryl,.... That is, that part of it which was not covered with the linen garment, and was seen, was like such a precious stone, said to be of an azure and sky colour, signifying he was the Lord from heaven; though, according to its name, it should be of a sea colour, greenish; and so, according to some, the beryl is.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

His body also was like the beryl - There is a very striking resemblance between the description here given and that of the Saviour as he appeared to John in Patmos, Rev 1:13-16. See the notes at that passage. It contains, however, no description of the appearance of the body. “Beryl” is “a mineral of great hardness, occurring in green and bluish-green six-sided prisms. It is identical with the emerald, except that the latter has a purer and richer color. “ - Dana, in Webster’s Dictionary.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּגְוִיָּת֣וֹ	u.ge.vi.ya.To	and body his	H1472 →
כְתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁ	khe.tar.Shish	[was] like topaz	H8658 →
וּפָנָ֞יו	u.fa.Nav	and face his	H6440 →
כְּמַרְאֵ֤ה	ke.mar.'Eh	[was] like [the] appearance of	H4758 →
בָרָק֙	va.Rak	lightning	H1300 →
וְעֵינָיו֙	ve.'ei.Nav	and eyes his	H5869 →
כְּלַפִּ֣ידֵי	ke.la.Pi.dei	[were] like torches of	H3940 →
אֵ֔שׁ	'Esh	fire	H784 →
וּזְרֹֽעֹתָיו֙	u.ze.ro.'o.Tav	and arms his	H2220 →
וּמַרְגְּלֹתָ֔יו	u.mar.ge.lo.Tav	and feet his	H4772 →
כְּעֵ֖ין	ke.'Ein	[were] like [the] appearance of	H5869 →
נְחֹ֣שֶׁת	ne.Cho.shet	bronze	H5178 →
קָלָ֑ל	ka.Lal	burnished	H7044 →
וְק֥וֹל	ve.Kol	and [the] sound of	H6963 →
דְּבָרָ֖יו	de.va.Rav	words his	H1697 →
כְּק֥וֹל	ke.Kol	[was] like [the] sound of	H6963 →
הָמֽוֹן׃	ha.Mon	a multitude	H1995 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ezekiel 1:24
When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they…
leads to
- Ezekiel 43:2
  and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Psalms 29:3–9
  The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
- Revelation 1:15
  His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
- Revelation 19:6
  And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the…
- Psalms 68:33
  to Him who rides upon the highest heavens of old; behold, His mighty voice resounds.
Through
Revelation 19:12
He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
leads to
- Revelation 19:16
  And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Through
Matthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
leads to
- Psalms 104:2
  He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Matthew 28:3
  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.