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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/daniel/8.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/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And I heard a man&#8217s voice from the Ulai calling, &#8220Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And I heard a human voice calling out from the Ulai River, “Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of his vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I heard a man's voice between <i>the banks of</i> Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this <i>man</i> to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I heard a man’s voice between <i>the banks of</i> the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this <i>man</i> understand the vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between <i>the banks of</i> Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, explain the vision to this <i>man.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, and he called out and said, &#8220Gabriel, give this man an understanding of the vision.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between <i>the banks of</i> Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, give this <i>man</i> an understanding of the vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between <i>the banks of</i> Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, give this <i>man</i> an understanding of what has appeared.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between <i>the banks of</i> the Ulai, which called out and said, “Gabriel, give this man (Daniel) an understanding of the vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I heard a human voice calling from the middle of the Ulai: &#8220Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And from beside the Ulai River, a voice like that of a human said, "Gabriel, help him understand the vision." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I heard a man in Ulai [Gate] call loudly, "Gabriel, explain the vision to this man."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I heard a voice call out over the Ulai River, "Gabriel, explain to him the meaning of what he saw." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I heard the voice of a man calling out from the Ulai Canal, 'Gabriel, interpret what that fellow has been seeing.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: ?Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then I heard a human voice coming from between the banks of the Ulai. It called out, "Gabriel, enable this person to understand the vision."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and called out and said, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, which called and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I hear a voice of man between [the banks of] Ulai, and he calls and says: Gabriel, cause this [one] to understand the appearance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I hear a voice of man between the banks of Ulai, and he calleth and saith: Gabriel, cause this one to understand the appearance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall hear man's voice between Ulai, and he will call and say, Man of God, cause to this to understand the sight.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between Ulai: and he called, and said: Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man within Ulai, and he called out and said, “Gabriel, make this one understand the vision.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and on the Ulai I heard a human voice that cried out, “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and I heard a human voice by the Ulai, calling, “Gabriel, help this man understand the vision.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, who called and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man from the middle of Euli, who called, and said: “Gabriel, make this man understand this vision!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between the banks of Ulai, who called, and said: 'Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I heard the voice of a man between <i>the banks of</i> the Ubal; and he called, and said, Gabriel, cause that man to understand the vision.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/8-16.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=2999" 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/8.htm">Gabriel Interprets Daniel's Vision</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15</span>While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wā·’eš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">And I heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl- (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">calling</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">from between the banks of</a> <a href="/hebrew/195.htm" title="195: ’ū·lāy (N-proper-fs) -- A river of Elam. Of Persian derivation; the Ulai, a river of Persia.">the Ulai:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1403.htm" title="1403: gaḇ·rî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Man of El, an archangel. From geber and 'el; man of God; Gabriel, an archangel.">“Gabriel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="995: hā·ḇên (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To discern. A primitive root; to separate mentally, i.e.(generally) understand.">explain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ham·mar·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">the vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/1975.htm" title="1975: lə·hal·lāz (Prep-l:: Pro-ms) -- This. From hallazeh; this or that.">to this man.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”…<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/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21-23</a></span><br />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. / At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Daniel 10:11-14</a></span><br />He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling. / “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. / However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19</a></span><br />“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-28</a></span><br />In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, / to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. / The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-1.htm">Revelation 1:1</a></span><br />This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></span><br />“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9-13</a></span><br />“What are these, my lord?” I asked. And the angel who was speaking with me replied, “I will show you what they are.” / Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the LORD has sent to patrol the earth.” / And the riders answered the angel of the LORD who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and tranquil.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Zechariah 2:3-4</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him / and said to him, “Run and tell that young man: ‘Jerusalem will be a city without walls because of the multitude of men and livestock within it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20-21</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. / She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Acts 8:26</a></span><br />Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-3.htm">Acts 10:3-4</a></span><br />One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!” / Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-7.htm">Genesis 16:7-11</a></span><br />Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur. / “Hagar, servant of Sarai,” he said, “where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied. / So the angel of the LORD told her, “Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-11.htm">Genesis 22:11-12</a></span><br />Just then the angel of the LORD called out to him from heaven, “Abraham, Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. / “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-12</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/13-3.htm">Judges 13:3-5</a></span><br />The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son. / Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean. / For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.</p><p class="hdg">I heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Daniel 10:11,12</a></b></br> And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-7.htm">Acts 9:7</a></b></br> And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-13.htm">Acts 10:13</a></b></br> And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.</p><p class="hdg">between.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Daniel 8:2</a></b></br> And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I <i>was</i> at Shushan <i>in</i> the palace, which <i>is</i> in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">Daniel 12:5-7</a></b></br> Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river… </p><p class="hdg">Gabriel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21</a></b></br> Yea, whiles I <i>was</i> speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19,26</a></b></br> And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings… </p><p class="hdg">make.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/9-22.htm">Daniel 9:22</a></b></br> And he informed <i>me</i>, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-14.htm">Daniel 10:14,21</a></b></br> Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision <i>is</i> for <i>many</i> days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a></b></br> And I heard the man clothed in linen, which <i>was</i> upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that <i>it shall be</i> for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these <i>things</i> shall be finished.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-7.htm">Banks</a> <a href="/daniel/7-26.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/daniel/6-14.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/luke/1-28.htm">Gabriel</a> <a href="/daniel/5-23.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/daniel/7-6.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Ulai</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">U'lai</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/7-11.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/8-26.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/genesis/41-17.htm">Banks</a> <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/joel/1-14.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Gabriel</a> <a href="/daniel/9-17.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/daniel/10-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/4-13.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/amos/6-10.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Ulai</a> <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">U'lai</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/9-10.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/8-1.htm">Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision.</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'; 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In biblical narratives, hearing a voice often signifies divine communication or revelation. This aligns with other instances in Scripture where God or His messengers communicate audibly, such as in the calling of Samuel (1 Samuel 3) or the baptism of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/3-17.htm">Matthew 3:17</a>).<p><b>from between the banks of the Ulai:</b><br>The Ulai is a river in the region of Susa, an important city in the Persian Empire. This geographical detail situates the vision in a real historical context, as Susa was a significant administrative center during the time of the Medo-Persian Empire. The mention of the Ulai underscores the authenticity and historical grounding of the vision, as Daniel was in Susa when he received it (<a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Daniel 8:2</a>).<p><b>“Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”</b><br>Gabriel is one of the few angels named in the Bible, known for delivering important messages from God. His role here is to provide understanding, highlighting the importance of divine interpretation in prophetic visions. Gabriel's involvement connects to other key biblical events, such as the announcement of John the Baptist's birth (<a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Luke 1:19</a>) and the annunciation to Mary (<a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-38</a>). This emphasizes the continuity of God's plan and the role of angels as His messengers. The directive to explain the vision underscores the theme of revelation and understanding, which is central to the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>The prophet who receives the vision. He is a key figure in the Old Testament, known for his faithfulness to God amidst exile in Babylon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gabriel.htm">Gabriel</a></b><br>An angelic messenger sent by God to explain the vision to Daniel. Gabriel is one of the few angels named in the Bible and often serves as a messenger of important revelations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man's_voice.htm">The Man’s Voice</a></b><br>This voice is authoritative and commands Gabriel to explain the vision. It is often interpreted as the voice of God or a divine figure.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/u/ulai.htm">Ulai</a></b><br>A river or canal in the region of Susa, where Daniel sees the vision. It situates the vision in a real geographical location, emphasizing its historical context.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a></b><br>A prophetic revelation given to Daniel, which includes symbolic imagery that requires interpretation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels serve as messengers of God, bringing clarity and understanding to His revelations. This reminds us of God's desire to communicate with His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_revelation.htm">God’s Sovereignty in Revelation</a></b><br>The command for Gabriel to explain the vision underscores God's control over the revelation process. We can trust that God provides understanding in His timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_understanding.htm">The Importance of Understanding</a></b><br>Daniel's experience shows the importance of seeking understanding in spiritual matters. We should pray for wisdom and discernment in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_matters.htm">Historical Context Matters</a></b><br>The mention of the Ulai river grounds the vision in a specific historical and geographical context, reminding us to consider the original setting of biblical texts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_communication.htm">Divine Communication</a></b><br>God uses various means to communicate with His people, including visions, angels, and scripture. We should be attentive to how God might be speaking to us today.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_angel_gabriel_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Angel Gabriel in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/lessons_from_zechariah,_gabriel,_mary.htm">What lessons do Zechariah, Gabriel, and Mary teach us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_angel_raphael_in_the_bible.htm">Who is Angel Raphael in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_causes_the_arab-israeli_conflict.htm">What lessons do Zechariah, Gabriel, and Mary teach us?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Between the</span> . . . <span class= "bld">Ulai.--</span>The city, as it would appear, stood between the two branches of the river. The two branches were the Eulaeus and the Choaspes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I heard a man's voice between the hanks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision</span>. The Septuagint has an addition, "And the man called out, saying, To that purpose is the <span class="accented">vision."</span> This seems to be a gloss. Theodotion and the Peshita agree with the Massoretic, only that Theodotion does not indicate the difference of the word used for "man" in this verse from that in ver 15, and renders Ulai "<span class="accented">Oubeh"</span> "<span class="accented">Between</span> Ulai" is a singular phrase. The versions do not attempt any solution. The preposition <span class="accented">bayin</span> means usually "between." If we assume that the river Ulai is here meant, and that it divided into two branches, the thing is explicable. Only it would have been more in accordance with usage to have put "Ulai" in the plural. It may, perhaps refer to the marsh, in which case it might be between the citadel and the marsh. Daniel had seen the appearance of a man; now he hears a voice addressing the man, and naming him <span class="accented">Gabriel</span>, "Hero of God." It is to be noted that this is the earliest instance of the naming of angels in Scripture. In the tenth chapter Michael is also named. These are the only angelic names in the whole of Scripture. These two names, and these alone, recur in the New Testament, the first of them in the first chapter of Luke, and the second in <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7</a> and Jude. The Book of Tobit added another angelic name on the same lines, Raphael. When we <span class="accented">pass</span> to the Books of Enoch, we have moat elaborate hierarchies of angels, in all of which, however much they may otherwise differ, occur the two angels mentioned here and Raphael. The difference in atmosphere between the elaborate angelology of Enoch and the reticent accounts in the book before us is great. It is hardly possible to imagine so great a difference between the works of men that were all but contemporaries. The function assigned to Gabriel here is in accordance with that he fulfils in the New Testament - he is to make Daniel "understand the vision." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/8-16.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">And I heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֶשְׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice</span><br /><span class="heb">קוֹל־</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">calling</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from between [the banks of]</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Ulai:</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּלָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_195.htm">Strong's 195: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ulai -- a river of Elam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Gabriel,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּבְרִיאֵ֕ל</span> <span class="translit">(gaḇ·rî·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1403.htm">Strong's 1403: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gabriel -- 'man of El', an archangel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">explain</span><br /><span class="heb">הָבֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ḇên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm">Strong's 995: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate mentally, understand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vision</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּרְאֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mar·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4758.htm">Strong's 4758: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sight, appearance, vision</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to this man.”</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַלָּ֖ז</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hal·lāz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1975.htm">Strong's 1975: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/8-16.htm">Daniel 8:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 8:16 I heard a man's voice between (Dan. 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