And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he instructed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee wisdom and understanding.
He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
And he giveth understanding, and speaketh with me, and saith, `O Daniel, now I have come forth to cause thee to consider understanding wisely;
And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, Daniel, I am now come forth to make thee skilful of understanding.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2