Daniel 7:1 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 7:1

In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.

KJV

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Belshazzar--Good Hebrew manuscripts have "Belshazzar"; meaning "Bel is to be burnt with hostile fire" (Jer 50:2;

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The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

In the first year of Belshazzar - This prophecy is written in Chaldee, to be a monument to him, of the reverence his father and grandfather shewed towards God, who had done such mighty works for them.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	bish.Nat	in year	H8140 →
חֲדָ֗ה	cha.Dah	one	H2298 →
לְבֵלְאשַׁצַּר֙	le.ve.le.sha.Tzar	of Belshazzar	H1113 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4430 →
בָּבֶ֔ל	ba.Vel	Babylon	H895 →
דָּנִיֵּאל֙	da.ni.yeL	Daniel	H1841 →
חֵ֣לֶם	Che.lem	a dream	H2493 →
חֲזָ֔ה	cha.Zah	he saw	H2370 →
וְחֶזְוֵ֥י	ve.chez.Vei	and [the] visions of	H2376 →
רֵאשֵׁ֖הּ	re.Sheh	head his	H7217 →
עַֽל־	'al-	on	H5922 →
מִשְׁכְּבֵ֑הּ	mish.ke.Veh	bed his	H4903 →
בֵּאדַ֙יִן֙	be.Da.yin	<in> then	H116 →
חֶלְמָ֣א	chel.Ma'	dream the	H2493 →
כְתַ֔ב	khe.Tav	he wrote	H3790 →
רֵ֥אשׁ	resh	[the] head of	H7217 →
מִלִּ֖ין	mi.Lin	matters	H4406 →
אֲמַֽר׃	'a.Mar	he said	H560 →

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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
Joel 2:28
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
leads to
- Acts 2:16–21
  No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
- Ezekiel 39:29
  And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
- Acts 2:39
  This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
- Isaiah 32:15
  until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
- Acts 2:2–4
  Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Through
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
leads to
- John 15:15
  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
- Genesis 18:17
  And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
- Psalms 25:14
  The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.