DAN 10:5 Parallel Verse View

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ULT I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man dressed in linen, whose waist was girded with a belt of pure gold from Uphaz.

UST I looked up and saw someone there who was wearing fine white clothes and a belt made of pure gold.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose waist was adorned with pure gold of Uphaz.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz.

LSV and I lift up my eyes, and look, and behold, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

FBV I looked around and saw a man dressed in linen, and around his waist was a belt of pure gold.

T4T I looked up and saw someone there who was wearing fine white/linen clothes and a belt made of pure gold.

LEB And I lifted up my eyes and I saw,[fn] and there was a man, and he was dressed in linen, and his waist was girded with the gold of Uphaz.

10:5 Or “looked”

BBE And lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold:

Moff I raised my eyes, and as I looked, there I saw a man standing, robed in linen, with a girdle of fine gold from Ophir round his waist,

JPS I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz;

ASV I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:

DRA And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw: and behold a man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with the finest gold:

YLT and I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,

Drby and I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz;

RV I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:

SLT And I shall lift up mine eyes and see, and behold, one man being clothed with linen garments, and his loins being girded with gold of Uphaz:

Wbstr Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

KJB-1769 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:[fn]

10.5 a…: Heb. one man

KJB-1611 [fn]Then I lift vp mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certaine man clothed in linen, whose loynes were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.
(Then I lift up mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz.)

10:5 Heb. one man.

Bshps I lift vp myne eyes, and loked: and beholde a man clothed in linnen, whose loynes were girded vp with fine golde of Uphaz.
(I lift up mine eyes, and looked: and behold a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded up with fine gold of Uphaz.)

Gnva And I lift vp mine eyes, and looked, and beholde, there was a man clothed in linnen, whose loynes were girded with fine golde of Vphaz.
(And I lift up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Vphaz. )

Cvdl I lift vp myne eyes, and loked: and beholde, a man clothed in lynnynge, whose loynes were gyrded vp with fyne golde of Araby:
(I lift up mine eyes, and looked: and behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded up with fine gold of Araby:)

Wycl And Y reiside myn iyen, and Y siy, and lo! o man was clothid with lynun clothis, and hise reynes weren gird with schynynge gold;
(And I raised mine eyes, and I see, and lo! o man was clothed with linen clothes, and his reins were gird with shining gold;)

Luth und hub meine Äugen auf und sah, und siehe, da stund ein Mann in Leinwand und hatte einen güldenen Gürtel um seine Lenden.
(and hub my Äugen on/in/to and saw, and see/look, there stood a man in canvas and had a golden belt/girdle(n) around/by/for his lumbar.)

ClVg Et levavi oculos meos, et vidi: et ecce vir unus vestitus lineis, et renes ejus accincti auro obrizo:
(And I_lifted the_eyes mine, and I_saw: and behold man one vestitus lines, and kidneys his girded with_gold obrizo: )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.

Paragraph 10:4–6

Daniel wrote that he saw a vision of an awe-inspiring man dressed in linen.

10:5a

I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen,

I looked up and suddenly I saw a man wearing linen clothes,
I looked around me. There appeared/stood a man dressed in linen clothing
I looked and this is what I saw: a man wearing white linen clothes

I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as I lifted up my eyes is literally “I raised my eyes.” This is an idiom indicating that Daniel looked up and around. When he did so, he noticed a man wearing linen clothing. Here are some other ways to translate this:

I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen (NET)

I looked up and saw someone dressed in linen (CEV)

and behold, there was: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as and behold, there was is literally “and I saw and behold.” This phrase indicates that Daniel suddenly saw something unusual or interesting. It calls attention to the following information. You should focus attention on what Daniel saw in a way that is natural in your language. Here are some other ways to translate this:

and looked, and behold (RSV)

I looked up and to my surprise saw (MSG)

suddenly there stood/came before me

suddenly I could see

a certain man dressed in linen: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as a certain man is the usual word for a man, a male human. The description that follows suggests that he was not an ordinary man, but a divine being or angel. Some scholars suggest that it was the archangel Gabriel. However, he appeared to be a man, and this is how the word should be translated.

He was wearing clothes made of linen. That is, he was wearing clothes made from the fibers of the flax plant. This was probably the most common type of fabric at this time. (The other common fabric was wool, made from sheep or goat hair. It was warmer and thicker than linen, and less smooth.) Linen clothes were light, fresh, and clean in appearance. Here are some other ways to translate this:

a man dressed in linen clothes (NCV)

a man standing there. He was wearing clothes of linen fabric.

10:5b

with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

with a belt made of pure/solid gold around his waist.
wearing a belt of fine gold around his waist.
tied/held around his body with a high-quality gold strap.

with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist: The Hebrew text is uncertain here. It more literally says “and his loins were girded with gold of Uphaz.” The location of Uphaz is unknown, and some scholars have suggested that there is an error in the text here. The possibilities are:

the text said “pure/fine gold.” For example:
and a belt of fine gold (GNT) (GNT, NIV, NJB, NLT, CEV, NCV)
the original text said “gold of/from Ophir.” For example:
with a belt of Ophir gold round his waist (REB) (REB)
the original text said “gold from Uphaz.” For example:
whose loins were girded with gold of Uphaz (RSV) (BSB, NIV11, ESV, CSB/HCSB, RSV/NRSV, KJV, NET, GW)

Since the original reading of the text it is uncertain,Perhaps the original text did read “Uphaz,” but presumably Daniel recognized that the gold was from Uphaz because of its fine quality. The BSB, KJV, NASB, ESV, and NIV include both the ideas of “pure/fine” and “Uphaz.” it is recommended that you follow option (1) for translation reasons. The NJB provides a good model:

with a belt of pure gold around his waist (NJB)

Parallel DAN 10:5

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

Paragraph 10:4–6

10:5a

10:5b