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href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/daniel/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now when he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />While this angel was speaking to me, I stared at the ground, speechless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When he said this to me, I bowed down with my face touching the ground and was silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When he said this, I stared at the ground, speechless. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"After he had spoken to me like this, I bowed my face to the ground, unable to speak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And when he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground, and could not speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face towards the ground, and I became dumb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he had spoken these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and was mute. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he speaks with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in his speaking with me according to these words I gave my face to the earth, and I was dumb.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down my countenance to the ground, and held my peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And while he was speaking words to me in this way, I cast my face down to the ground and was silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While he was speaking thus to me, I fell forward and kept silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />While he was speaking these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when he had spoken these words to me, I set my face towards the ground and was speechless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when he was speaking these words with me, I set my face toward the ground and I was silent<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when he had spoken with me according to these words, I turned my face to the ground, and was pricked <i>in the heart</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/10-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=3688" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm">Daniel's Vision by the Tigris</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision concerns those days.” <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: ū·ḇə·ḏab·bə·rōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">While he was speaking</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: kad·də·ḇā·rîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·mî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">to me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I set</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·nay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">my face</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣāh (N-fs:: 3fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">toward the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/481.htm" title="481: wə·ne·’ĕ·lā·mə·tî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To bind. A primitive root; to tie fast; hence to be tongue-tied.">and became speechless.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And suddenly one with the likeness of a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and said to the one standing before me, “My lord, because of the vision, I am overcome with anguish, and I have no strength.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Daniel 8:27</a></span><br />I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Daniel 9:20-23</a></span><br />While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain— / while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. / He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a></span><br />The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-23.htm">Ezekiel 3:23</a></span><br />So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-3.htm">Ezekiel 43:3</a></span><br />The vision I saw was like the vision I had seen when He came to destroy the city and like the visions I had seen by the River Kebar. I fell facedown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-17.htm">Revelation 1:17</a></span><br />When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-10.htm">Revelation 19:10</a></span><br />So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-12.htm">Luke 1:12</a></span><br />When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4</a></span><br />He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-6.htm">Matthew 17:6</a></span><br />When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-3.htm">Genesis 17:3</a></span><br />Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Genesis 18:2</a></span><br />And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a></span><br />Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-14.htm">Job 4:14-16</a></span><br />fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder. / Then a spirit glided past my face, and the hair on my body bristled. / It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance; a form loomed before my eyes, and I heard a whispering voice:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.</p><p class="hdg">I set.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Daniel 10:9</a></b></br> Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Daniel 8:18</a></b></br> Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Ezekiel 24:27</a></b></br> In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Face</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/daniel/4-19.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Speechless</a> <a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/daniel/10-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Bowed</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Face</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/amos/5-13.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/daniel/10-19.htm">Speaking</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-18.htm">Speechless</a> <a href="/daniel/11-4.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/daniel/10-16.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Unable</a> <a href="/daniel/10-18.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Daniel, having humbled himself, sees a vision.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/10-10.htm">Being troubled with fear, he is comforted by the angel.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/daniel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/daniel/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>While he was speaking these words to me</b><br>This phrase refers to the angelic being, likely Gabriel, who is delivering a message to Daniel. The context is a vision Daniel receives during the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia. The words spoken are part of a revelation concerning future events, including the struggles of Israel. This moment is significant as it highlights the divine communication between God and His prophets, a common theme throughout the Bible, as seen in other prophetic books like Isaiah and Ezekiel.<p><b>I set my face toward the ground</b><br>Daniel's reaction of bowing his face to the ground is a sign of humility and reverence, common in biblical encounters with the divine or angelic beings. This posture is seen in other scriptural accounts, such as Moses at the burning bush (<a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6</a>) and John in Revelation (<a href="/revelation/1-17.htm">Revelation 1:17</a>). It reflects the overwhelming nature of divine presence and the human response of awe and submission.<p><b>and became speechless</b><br>Daniel's inability to speak signifies the profound impact of the vision and the message he is receiving. This mirrors other biblical instances where individuals are rendered speechless in the presence of divine revelation, such as Zechariah in <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Luke 1:20</a>. It underscores the theme of human limitation in the face of God's majesty and the weight of prophetic revelation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A prophet and a man of God who is receiving a vision. Known for his unwavering faith and integrity, Daniel is deeply affected by the divine message he receives.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_messenger.htm">Heavenly Messenger</a></b><br>Although not named in this verse, the context suggests this is a divine being, possibly an angel, delivering a message to Daniel. This messenger is part of a larger vision that Daniel is experiencing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm">Daniel 10</a> involves a vision that Daniel receives, which is both awe-inspiring and overwhelming, leading to his speechlessness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The setting of Daniel's life and ministry. Although not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the backdrop for Daniel's experiences and visions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_realm.htm">Spiritual Realm</a></b><br>The events in this chapter highlight the interaction between the earthly and spiritual realms, as Daniel receives insight into spiritual warfare and divine plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_in_god's_presence.htm">Reverence in God's Presence</a></b><br>Daniel's reaction of becoming speechless underscores the appropriate reverence and awe we should have in the presence of God. It reminds us of the holiness and majesty of God, which should lead us to humility and worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_divine_revelation.htm">The Weight of Divine Revelation</a></b><br>The overwhelming nature of the vision Daniel receives teaches us about the seriousness and gravity of God's messages. We should approach Scripture and divine guidance with a heart ready to listen and respond.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_preparedness.htm">Spiritual Preparedness</a></b><br>Daniel's experience encourages believers to be spiritually prepared for encounters with God. This involves regular prayer, study of Scripture, and a heart open to God's leading.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>The presence of a heavenly messenger in this passage highlights the role of angels as God's messengers and servants, reminding us of the unseen spiritual realities at work in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_2_peter.htm">Will you remain faithful until death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_8_11-13_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Job 8:11-13 compares the fate of sinners to papyrus plants withering; does this metaphor conflict with other biblical teachings about God's mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_soul_care.htm">Will there be no more sea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">I set my face</span>.--The conduct of Daniel described in this verse is not to be ascribed to his fear, for that had been already driven away (<a href="/daniel/10-12.htm" title="Then said he to me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that you did set your heart to understand, and to chasten yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I am come for your words.">Daniel 10:12</a>), but to his reverence for the majestic person who was before him, and to the gratitude that he felt for the answer to his prayer. (Comp. <a href="/context/daniel/9-3.htm" title="And I set my face to the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:">Daniel 9:3-4</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.</span> The versions agree with the above. <span class="accented">I set my face toward the ground</span> does not mean that Daniel again fell prostrate, but that his eyes naturally sought the ground. <span class="accented">And I became dumb.</span> Not to be regarded as equivalent to "I remained silent," though there is nothing in the narrative to indicate that Daniel had been speaking; he may have had the sensation of paralyzed vocal cords. Certainly the verb '<span class="accented">alam</span> means "to be dumb," although, as with ourselves, this phrase dots not mean always physiological dumbness, but simply a silence which, from <span class="accented">shyness</span> or fear, one is unable to break. This is the meaning the versions attach to it. The opinion we indicate finds support in the dumbness of Zacharias, the father of John Baptist, after Gabriel appeared to him, and, still more, in what is related in the following verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/10-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">While he was speaking</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ḏab·bə·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֑לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">words</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kad·də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to me,</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמִּ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I set</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֧תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my face</span><br /><span class="heb">פָנַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֖רְצָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and became speechless.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·’ĕ·lā·mə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_481.htm">Strong's 481: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tie fast, to be tongue-tied</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/10-15.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 10:15 And when he had spoken to me (Dan. 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