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Parallel DAN 7:9

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BI Dan 7:9 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)
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OET-LVSeeing I_was until that thrones they_were_placed and_ancient of_days he_sat clothing_his like_snow [was]_white and_hair head_his like_wool [was]_pure throne_his [was]_flames (diy)_of fire wheels_its [were]_fire burning.

UHBחָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו וְ⁠עַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣⁠הּ ׀ כִּ⁠תְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר וּ⁠שְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁ⁠הּ֙ כַּ⁠עֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א כָּרְסְיֵ⁠הּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹ⁠הִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃
   (ḩāzēh hₐvēyt ˊad diy kārəşāvān rəmiv və⁠ˊattiq yōmin yətiⱱ ləⱱūshē⁠h ki⁠təlag ḩiūār ū⁠səˊar rēʼshē⁠h ka⁠ˊₐmar nəqēʼ kārəşəyē⁠h shəⱱīⱱin -nūr galgillō⁠hī nūr dāliq.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

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BrTrNo BrTr DAN book available

ULTI kept looking
 ⇔ until thrones were set in place,
 ⇔ and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
 ⇔ His clothing was white as snow,
 ⇔ and the hair of his head was like pure wool.
 ⇔ His throne was flames of fire,
 ⇔ its wheels were burning fire.

USTThen while I watched,
 ⇔ thrones were put in the places where they belonged,
 ⇔ and God, the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones.
 ⇔ His clothes were as white as snow,
 ⇔ and his hair was as white as pure wool.
 ⇔ His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire,
 ⇔ and his throne was also blazing.

BSB  § As I continued to watch,
 ⇔ thrones were set in place,
 ⇔ and the Ancient of Days took His seat.
 ⇔ His clothing was white as snow,
 ⇔ and the hair of His head was like pure wool.
 ⇔ His throne was flaming with fire,
 ⇔ and its wheels were all ablaze.


OEB‘I waited until thrones were set up, and an aged one took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and his hair like spotless wool, his throne was fiery flames, its wheels burning fire.

WEBBE“I watched until thrones were placed,
 ⇔ and one who was Ancient of Days sat.
 ⇔ His clothing was white as snow,
 ⇔ and the hair of his head like pure wool.
 ⇔ His throne was fiery flames,
 ⇔ and its wheels burning fire.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET“While I was watching,
 ⇔ thrones were set up,
 ⇔ and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
 ⇔ His attire was white like snow;
 ⇔ the hair of his head was like lamb’s wool.
 ⇔ His throne was ablaze with fire
 ⇔ and its wheels were all aflame.

LSVI was seeing until thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment [is] white as snow, and the hair of His head [is] as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

FBVWhile I was watching, thrones were set up and the Ancient of Days took his seat.[fn] His clothes were white as snow and his hair looked like the purest wool. His throne blazed like flames; its wheels like burning fire.


7:9 “Took his seat”: in other words, to begin judgment.

T4TThen while I watched,
 ⇔ thrones were put in the places where they belonged,
 ⇔ and God, the one who had been living forever, sat on one of the thrones.
 ⇔ His clothes were as white as snow,
 ⇔ and his hair was as white as pure/clean wool.
 ⇔ His throne had wheels that were blazing with fire,
 ⇔ and his throne was also blazing.

LEB“I continued watching[fn] until thrones were placed and an Ancient of Days sat; his clothing was like white snow and the hair of his head was like pure wool and his throne was a flame[fn] of fire and its wheels[fn] were burning fire.


7:9 Literally “I was watching”

7:9 Or “ablaze with”

7:9 Aramaic “wheel”

BBEI went on looking till the seats of kings were placed, and one like a very old man took his seat: his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head was like clean wool; his seat was flames of fire and its wheels burning fire.

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JPSI beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

ASVI beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

DRAI beheld till thrones were placed, and the Ancient of days sat: his garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like clean wool: his throne like flames of fire: the wheels of it like a burning fire.

YLT'I was seeing till that thrones have been thrown down, and the Ancient of Days is seated, His garment as snow [is] white, and the hair of his head [is] as pure wool, His throne flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

DrbyI beheld till thrones were set, and the Ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, [and] its wheels burning fire.

RVI beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

WbstrI beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

KJB-1769¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

KJB-1611¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast downe, and the Ancient of dayes did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the haire of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the fierie flame, and his wheeles as burning fire.
   (¶ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the fierie flame, and his wheels as burning fire.)

BshpsI behelde till the thrones were set vp, & the auncient of dayes did sit: whose garment was white as snowe, and the heeres of his head lyke the pure wooll: his throne was like the firie flambe, and his wheeles as burning fire.
   (I beheld till the thrones were set up, and the auncient of days did sit: whose garment was white as snowe, and the hears of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the firie flambe, and his wheels as burning fire.)

GnvaI behelde, till the thrones were set vp, and the Ancient of dayes did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the heare of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the fierie flame, and his wheeles as burning fire.
   (I beheld, till the thrones were set up, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hear of his head like the pure wooll: his throne was like the fierie flame, and his wheels as burning fire. )

CvdlI loked till the seates were prepared, ad till the olde aged sat him downe. His clothinge was as white as snowe, and the hayres of his heade like the pure woll. His trone was like the firie flame, and his wheles as the burnynge fyre.
   (I looked till the seates were prepared, ad till the old aged sat him down. His clothinge was as white as snowe, and the hayres of his head like the pure woll. His throne was like the firie flame, and his wheles as the burnynge fyre.)

WyclY bihelde, til that trones weren set, and the elde of daies sat; his cloth was whijt as snow, and the heeris of his heed weren as cleene wolle, his trone was as flawmes of fier, hise wheelis weren fier kyndlid.
   (I bihelde, till that trones were set, and the elde of days sat; his cloth was white as snow, and the hairs of his heed were as cleene wolle, his throne was as flawmes of fire, his wheelis were fire kyndlid.)

LuthSolches sah ich, bis daß Stühle gesetzt wurden; und der Alte setzte sich, des Kleid war schneeweiß und das Haar auf seinem Haupt wie reine Wolle; sein Stuhl war eitel Feuerflammen, und desselbigen Räder brannten mit Feuer.
   (Solches saw I, until that Stühle sett wurden; and the/of_the Alte sat sich, the garment what/which schneeweiß and the Haar on his head like reine Wolle; his Stuhl what/which eitel fireflammen, and desselbigen Räder brannten with fire.)

ClVgAspiciebam donec throni positi sunt, et antiquus dierum sedit. Vestimentum ejus candidum quasi nix, et capilli capitis ejus quasi lana munda: thronus ejus flammæ ignis: rotæ ejus ignis accensus.
   (Aspiciebam until throni positi are, and antiquus dierum sedit. Vestimentum his candidum as_if nix, and capilli capitis his as_if lana munda: thronus his flammæ ignis: rotæ his ignis accensus. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

7:1-28 This chapter contains a terrifying vision (7:2-14) and its interpretation (7:17-27). The sequence of kingdoms recalls Nebuchadnezzar’s dream some forty-five years earlier (2:1-45).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

The Little Horn

The little horn in Daniel’s vision stands for a king; it has personal features such as human eyes and a mouth. This imagery is characteristic of apocalyptic literature. The little horn captures Daniel’s attention because of its “boastful speech” and its violent actions against other kings, God’s people, and the Most High.

What or who is the little horn? The little horn of Daniel 7:8 is closely tied to the figures of evil in 9:27 and 11:40-45. Antiochus IV Epiphanes (8:9-14, 23-25; 11:21-39) has characteristics similar to the little horn of 7:8, but they do not appear to be identical. Ancient and modern interpreters have held that the little horn is the Antichrist to come. Some maintain that certain historical persons of the Greek and Roman empires have preliminarily fulfilled the vision (e.g., Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Nero, Caligula, Domitian). According to this view, this being yet to come will be a man, not a demon or Satan.

It is also helpful to see the little horn as representing the embodiment of evil that is directed against God and his people. Some interpreters believe that no single man will fulfill this vision, but that the vision represents the evil forces at work in the world. Others hold that the Antichrist has already come. The idea of the Antichrist does seem to have an ultimate fulfillment, as suggested by the New Testament (see 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10).

Regardless, this little horn reminds God’s people that evil violently opposes God and his people. The king described here usurps the kingdoms of this world (Dan 7:8), but his demonic system will not prevail because evil will be destroyed. God’s people can take comfort in knowing that this onslaught and manifestation of evil will be short lived (Rev 12:12) and the works of this hellish kingdom will be demolished (Dan 7:11-12). God’s chosen leader, the one “like a son of man” installed by the Ancient One (7:13-14), will rule by God’s divine approval and power, and his reign will prevail in an indestructible kingdom. God’s people are encouraged to endure and be faithful. They live in hope of a righteous kingdom in which God will live among his people (see Rev 21:3). “The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will make this happen!” (Isa 9:7).

Passages for Further Study

Dan 7:8, 11, 20-21, 24-26; 8:9-12; 9:26-27; Mark 13:14; 2 Thes 2:5-12; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1-10; 20:10


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו

thrones set_in_place

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “someone set thrones in their places”

וְ⁠עַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין

and,ancient days

This is a title for God that means he is eternal. Alternate translation: “and the One Who Has Lived Forever” or “the One Who Has Always Lived”

יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣⁠הּ & וּ⁠שְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁ⁠הּ֙

took_~_seat clothing,his & and,hair head,his

This passage describes God as sitting down, with clothing and hair like a person. This does not mean that God really is like this, but it is how Daniel saw God in a vision.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְתִ֑ב

took_~_seat

This is an idiom that means he sat down. Alternate translation: “sat down on his throne”

לְבוּשֵׁ֣⁠הּ ׀ כִּ⁠תְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר

clothing,his like,snow white

His clothing is compared to snow to show that it was very white. Alternate translation: “His clothing was very white”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠שְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁ⁠הּ֙ כַּ⁠עֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א

and,hair head,his like,wool pure

Something about God’s hair looked like pure wool. This could mean: (1) it was very white or (2) it was thick and curly.

כַּ⁠עֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א

like,wool pure

Alternate translation: “was like clean wool” or “was like wool that is washed”

כָּרְסְיֵ⁠הּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹ⁠הִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק

throne,his flames that/who fire wheels,its fire burning

This describes the throne of God and its wheels as if they were made of fire. The words flames and burning fire mean basically the same thing and can be translated the same way.

גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹ⁠הִי

wheels,its

It is unclear why God’s throne is described as having wheels. Thrones normally do not have wheels, but the text clearly states that this throne has some kind of wheels. Use a general term for wheels if possible.

BI Dan 7:9 ©