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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 />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />On April 23, as I was standing on the bank of the great Tigris River,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which <i>is</i> Hiddekel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, that <i>is,</i> the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great river Hiddekel [which is the Tigris],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then, on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was standing on the banks of the great Tigris River, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was by the great Tigris River.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month of the year I was standing on the bank of the mighty Tigris River. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, while I was beside the bank of the great Tigris River, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was beside the great river, the Tigris.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is the Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I have been by the side of the great river, that [is] Hiddekel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the twenty and fourth day of the first month, I have been by the side of the great river, that is Hiddekel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the twenty and fourth day to the first month, and I was upon the hand of the great river, this is Hiddekel;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month I was by the great river which is the Tigris. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was next to the great river, which is the Tigris.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was on the bank of the great river, the Tigris.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris),<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />On day twenty four in the first month, I was on the side of the great river Euphrates<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Tigris,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was near the great river, which is Tigris Eddekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/10-4.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=3560" 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">3</span>I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">On the twenty-fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: wə·’ar·bā·‘āh (Conj-w:: Number-ms) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: ū·ḇə·yō·wm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7223.htm" title="7223: hā·ri·šō·wn (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Former, first, chief. Or riishon; from ri'shah; first, in place, time or rank.">of the first</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">month,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">as I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">standing on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the bank</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: hag·gā·ḏō·wl (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">of the great</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: han·nā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">river,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2313.htm" title="2313: ḥid·dā·qel (N-proper-fs) -- Hiddekel, ancient name of a Mesopotamian river. Probably of foreign origin; the Chiddekel river.">the Tigris,</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.…<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="/revelation/1-9.htm">Revelation 1:9</a></span><br />I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Ezekiel 1:1</a></span><br />In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-10</a></span><br />The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb / down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-10.htm">Genesis 2:10-14</a></span><br />Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: / The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. / And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there. ...<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="/acts/16-13.htm">Acts 16:13</a></span><br />On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-5.htm">Revelation 10:5-6</a></span><br />Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven. / And he swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it: “There will be no more delay!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Joshua 3:15-16</a></span><br />Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, / the flowing water stood still. It backed up as far upstream as Adam, a city in the area of Zarethan, while the water flowing toward the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho.<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="/john/21-1.htm">John 21:1</a></span><br />Later, by the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus again revealed Himself to the disciples. He made Himself known in this way:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-2.htm">2 Corinthians 12:2-4</a></span><br />I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— / was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">Matthew 17:1-2</a></span><br />After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Exodus 24:10</a></span><br />and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;</p><p class="hdg">as.</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="/ezekiel/1-3.htm">Ezekiel 1:3</a></b></br> The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.</p><p class="hdg">Hiddekel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Genesis 2:14</a></b></br> And the name of the third river <i>is</i> Hiddekel: that <i>is</i> it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river <i>is</i> Euphrates.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-6.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">First</a> <a href="/daniel/8-22.htm">Four</a> <a href="/daniel/7-23.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/daniel/10-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Hiddekel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/47-12.htm">Month</a> <a href="/daniel/8-6.htm">River</a> <a href="/daniel/7-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">th</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Tigris</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-1.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/daniel/6-1.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-1.htm">Twenty-Fourth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">Bank</a> <a href="/daniel/10-12.htm">First</a> <a href="/daniel/11-4.htm">Four</a> <a href="/daniel/11-2.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Hiddekel</a> <a href="/hosea/5-7.htm">Month</a> <a href="/daniel/12-5.htm">River</a> <a href="/daniel/10-20.htm">Side</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-8.htm">th</a> <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm">Tigris</a> <a href="/haggai/1-15.htm">Twentieth</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/haggai/1-15.htm">Twenty-Fourth</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>On the twenty-fourth day of the first month</b><br>The first month in the Hebrew calendar is Nisan, which corresponds to March-April in the Gregorian calendar. This timing is significant as it follows the Passover, a key Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' deliverance from Egypt. The 24th day suggests that Daniel had been in a period of mourning and fasting, as mentioned earlier in the chapter, which aligns with the traditional period of Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. This context highlights Daniel's devotion and the spiritual preparation for the vision he is about to receive.<p><b>as I was standing on the bank of the great river</b><br>The mention of standing on the bank indicates a position of waiting or expectation. Rivers in biblical times were often places of significant events and revelations. The imagery of standing by a river can symbolize a threshold or a place of transition, suggesting that Daniel is on the verge of receiving a divine message. This setting also emphasizes the solemnity and importance of the vision.<p><b>the Tigris</b><br>The Tigris River is one of the two major rivers in Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. This region, known as the cradle of civilization, was a center of ancient empires, including Babylon and Persia, where Daniel was in exile. The Tigris is mentioned in Genesis as one of the rivers flowing from Eden, linking it to the biblical narrative of creation. Its mention here situates Daniel's vision within a historical and geographical context that underscores the continuity of God's plan from creation through the history of Israel. The Tigris also represents the vastness and power of the empires of the time, against which God's sovereignty is demonstrated through the visions given to Daniel.<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 faithfulness and wisdom, Daniel is a key figure in the Babylonian and Persian empires.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tigris_river.htm">The Tigris River</a></b><br>One of the great rivers of Mesopotamia, significant in the ancient world. It serves as the setting for Daniel's vision, symbolizing a place of revelation and divine encounter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_twenty-fourth_day_of_the_first_month.htm">The Twenty-Fourth Day of the First Month</a></b><br>This timing is significant as it falls shortly after the Passover, a period of reflection and remembrance of God's deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_timing_in_god's_revelations.htm">The Importance of Timing in God's Revelations</a></b><br>God's timing is perfect, and His revelations often come at significant moments in our lives. Reflect on how God has spoken to you during pivotal times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_place_in_spiritual_encounters.htm">The Significance of Place in Spiritual Encounters</a></b><br>Just as Daniel was by the Tigris, God often uses specific locations to reveal His plans. Consider the places where you have felt God's presence most strongly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_waiting.htm">Faithfulness in Waiting</a></b><br>Daniel's vision came after a period of fasting and prayer. Our spiritual disciplines prepare us to receive God's messages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The setting by the Tigris, a major river in a powerful empire, reminds us of God's sovereignty over all nations and His plans that transcend human history.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_in_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Prophets in God's Plan</a></b><br>Daniel's experience underscores the role of prophets in communicating God's will. Reflect on how God uses people today to speak His truth.<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_was_kedar_in_the_bible.htm">What is Mesopotamia's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_we_avoid_following_the_crowd.htm">What is the significance of Shinar in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_the_king_heed_jonah's_message.htm">Jonah 3:6 - Why would the king of such a powerful city immediately accept Jonah's message and call for fasting and repentance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_rev_10_1's_angel_compare_to_others.htm">How does the portrayal of an angel descending from heaven with a rainbow (Revelation 10:1) align with other biblical visions that depict heavenly beings differently?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">The four and twentieth day</span>.--After the end of his three weeks' fast the prophet was upon the bank of the Tigris, where he saw the following vision. Hiddekel is the Accadian name of the river. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/2-14.htm" title="And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goes toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.">Genesis 2:14</a>.) "Great river" is an epithet usually applied to the river Euphrates, as <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm" title="In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:">Genesis 15:18</a>. Daniel was here in the body, and not only in the spirit, as <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm" title="And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.">Daniel 8:2</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel</span>. The LXX. differs from this only in rendering Hiddekel by its Greek name "Tigris." Theodotion subjoins to Tigris <span class="accented">Eddekel</span>, on the same principle that we have on the margin of our Bibles different renderings from those in the text. The Peshitta makes the river the Euphrates. The Vulgate follows the Septuagint. There seems no reasonable doubt that Behrmann is right in regarding the <span class="accented">Phrat</span> of the Syriac as a gloss. It certainly was a natural suggestion, that, as Babylon was on the Euphrates, Daniel should rather be found walking there at the termination of his fast, than forty or fifty miles off. <span class="accented">The four and twentieth day of the first month</span>; that is, the month Nisan or Abib - the month in which the Passover was celebrated in every Jewish home. It would seem that Daniel did not join in this festival at this time. It is noted that, from the days of Saul, the two first days of every month were devoted to a feast, and hence, that Daniel's fast could only begin on the third day. Since-he mast have refrained from partaking of the Paschal lamb, we cannot deduce that he might not occupy the opening days of the month with sadness rather than feasting. If Daniel is an ideal figure, intended to represent the model Jew resident in a foreign land, why is he thus represented as not partaking of the Paschal feast? It is true that, with the temple in ruins, the Paschal lamb could not be slain in the way enjoined in the Law; but the modern Jew keeps the Passover without the lamb. <span class="accented">I was by the side of the great river</span>, <span class="accented">which is Hiddekel.</span> The name is a transference of the Assyrian name <span class="accented">Iddiklat.</span> It would seem that Daniel was then on the banks of the Tigris, not in vision, but in actual person, as here there is no reference, as in <a href="/daniel/8-2.htm">Daniel 8:2</a>, to his being there in vision; the mention of attendants also renders it unlikely that it was only in vision that Daniel was on the banks of the Tigris. His purpose in being there was probably governmental, as he had attendants with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/10-4.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">On the twenty-fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְי֛וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the first</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7223.htm">Strong's 7223: </a> </span><span class="str2">First, in place, time, rank</span><br /><br /><span class="word">month,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as I</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיִ֛יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">standing on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bank</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֧ד</span> <span class="translit">(yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the great</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">river,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנָּהָ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(han·nā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tigris,</span><br /><span class="heb">חִדָּֽקֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥid·dā·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2313.htm">Strong's 2313: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hiddekel -- ancient name of a Mesopotamian river</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/10-4.htm">Daniel 10:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/10-4.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 10:4 In the four and twentieth day (Dan. 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