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And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when I, <i>even</i> I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And it came about when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who had the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; then behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Daniel wrote: I was trying to figure out the meaning of the vision, when someone suddenly appeared there beside me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now as I, Daniel, watched the vision and tried to understand it, I saw someone who looked like a man standing in front of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I was trying to understand what the vision meant, when suddenly someone was standing in front of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"After I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. All of a sudden, there was standing in front of me one who appeared to be valiant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, was watching the vision, I sought to understand it. Now one who appeared to be a man was standing before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It came about when I, Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it. And look, there stood before me someone who appeared to be a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. Then behold, there stood before me someone with the appearance of a man. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass in my seeing—I, Daniel—the vision, that I require understanding, and behold, standing before me [is] as the appearance of a mighty one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass in my seeing -- I, Daniel -- the vision, that I require understanding, and lo, standing over-against me is as the appearance of a mighty one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it will be in my seeing, I Daniel, the vision, and I shall seek its understanding, and behold, there stood before me as the sight of a man,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass when I Daniel saw the vision, and sought the meaning, that behold there stood before me as it were the appearance of a man. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But it came to pass, when I, Daniel, saw the vision and sought understanding that, behold, there stood in my sight something like the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />While I, Daniel, sought the meaning of the vision I had seen, one who looked like a man stood before me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I tried to understand it. Then someone appeared standing before me, having the appearance of a man,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it came to pass when I, Daniel, had seen this vision and sought to understand it, then behold, there stood before me as it were the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when I Daniel had seen this vision, I begged to understand, and behold, standing next to me was as the appearance of a man<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it came to pass, as I, <i>even</i> I Daniel, saw the vision, and sought to understand it, that, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/8-15.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=2989" 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><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">While</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1841.htm" title="1841: ḏā·nî·yêl (N-proper-ms) -- God is my judge, an Isr. leader in Bab. (Aramaic) corresponding to Daniye'l; Danijel, the Heb. Prophet.">Daniel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: bir·’ō·ṯî (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">was watching</a> <a href="/hebrew/2377.htm" title="2377: he·ḥā·zō·wn (Art:: N-ms) -- Vision. From chazah; a sight, i.e. A dream, revelation, or oracle.">the vision</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: wā·’ă·ḇaq·šāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">and trying to</a> <a href="/hebrew/998.htm" title="998: ḇî·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. From biyn; understanding.">understand it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ō·mêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">stood</a> <a href="/hebrew/5048.htm" title="5048: lə·neḡ·dî (Prep-l:: 1cs) -- From nagad; a front, i.e. Part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually over against or before.">before me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: kə·mar·’êh- (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision.">one having the appearance</a> <a href="/hebrew/1397.htm" title="1397: ḡā·ḇer (N-ms) -- Man. From gabar; properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply.">of a man.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”…<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="/zechariah/1-9.htm">Zechariah 1:9</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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-19.htm">Zechariah 1:19</a></span><br />So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Zechariah 2:3</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me went forth, and another angel came forward to meet him<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-5.htm">Zechariah 4:5</a></span><br />“Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-13.htm">Zechariah 4:13</a></span><br />“Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/6-4.htm">Zechariah 6:4</a></span><br />So I inquired of the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these, my lord?”<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/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/10-7.htm">Revelation 10:7</a></span><br />But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he begins to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He proclaimed to His servants the prophets.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Revelation 17:7</a></span><br />“Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Matthew 24:15</a></span><br />So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30</a></span><br />At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-11.htm">Luke 1:11-13</a></span><br />Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense. / When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear. / But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.</p><p class="hdg">I Daniel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-28.htm">Daniel 7:28</a></b></br> Hitherto <i>is</i> the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.</p><p class="hdg">sought.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Daniel 7:16-19</a></b></br> I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">Daniel 12:8</a></b></br> And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what <i>shall be</i> the end of these <i>things</i>?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-36.htm">Matthew 13:36</a></b></br> Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.</p><p class="hdg">as.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Daniel 10:5,16</a></b></br> Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins <i>were</i> girded with fine gold of Uphaz: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/5-14.htm">Joshua 5:14</a></b></br> And he said, Nay; but <i>as</i> captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a></b></br> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/8-8.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/daniel/8-1.htm">Daniel</a> <a href="/daniel/2-18.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/daniel/7-20.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/daniel/8-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-10.htm">Require</a> <a href="/daniel/7-16.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/daniel/8-6.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/daniel/8-3.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/daniel/2-30.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/daniel/5-14.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/acts/18-26.htm">Unfolded</a> <a href="/daniel/8-13.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/6-11.htm">Watching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/daniel/8-27.htm">Daniel</a> <a href="/daniel/11-37.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/daniel/10-13.htm">Over-Against</a> <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Require</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/daniel/9-13.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Standing</a> <a href="/daniel/8-17.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Trying</a> <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Understand</a> <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/luke/4-17.htm">Unfolded</a> <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Vision</a> <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Watching</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'; </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/8.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/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>While I, Daniel, was watching the vision</b><br>Daniel, a prophet during the Babylonian exile, is known for his ability to interpret dreams and visions. This phrase indicates his active engagement and attentiveness to the vision, a common theme in prophetic literature where the prophet is both a recipient and an interpreter of divine revelation. The context of this vision is during the reign of Belshazzar, king of Babylon, which situates it historically in the 6th century BC.<p><b>and trying to understand it</b><br>This highlights Daniel's human limitation in comprehending divine mysteries, a recurring theme in the book. Despite his wisdom and previous experiences with interpreting dreams, this vision's complexity challenges him. This struggle for understanding is echoed in other biblical texts, such as in the book of Revelation, where John also seeks understanding of his visions.<p><b>there stood before me one having the appearance of a man</b><br>The figure with a human appearance is often interpreted as an angelic being, possibly Gabriel, who is later explicitly named in the chapter. Angels frequently appear in human form in biblical narratives, serving as messengers of God. This appearance signifies the importance of the message and the need for divine assistance in interpretation. The presence of an angelic figure connects to other scriptural instances, such as the angelic visitations to Mary and Joseph in the New Testament, emphasizing the continuity of divine communication throughout the Bible.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A prophet and a key figure in the Old Testament, known for his faithfulness to God and his ability to interpret dreams and visions. In this context, Daniel is the recipient of a divine vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a></b><br>A supernatural revelation given to Daniel, which he is trying to comprehend. This vision is part of a series of prophetic revelations concerning future events.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/appearance_of_a_man.htm">Appearance of a Man</a></b><br>This refers to a heavenly being, often interpreted as an angel, who appears to Daniel to provide understanding of the vision. The identity of this figure is further clarified in the subsequent verses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_understanding.htm">Seeking Understanding</a></b><br>Daniel's response to the vision is one of seeking understanding. As believers, we should also seek to understand God's revelations through prayer and study.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_assistance.htm">Divine Assistance</a></b><br>The appearance of the man signifies that God provides assistance to understand His messages. We should rely on the Holy Spirit for insight into Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_confusion.htm">Faithfulness in Confusion</a></b><br>Even when faced with confusing or challenging revelations, Daniel remains faithful. We are called to trust God even when we do not fully understand His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_angels.htm">Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels often serve as messengers in Scripture. Recognizing their role can deepen our understanding of how God communicates with humanity.<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/what_does_'jesus_in_clouds'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus coming in the clouds' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_accept_supernatural_in_zechariah_1_9-11.htm">Why should modern readers accept supernatural explanations in Zechariah 1:9–11 despite a lack of external validation for angelic or visionary experiences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_link_visions_to_sleep_paralysis.htm">Why do religious visions correlate with sleep paralysis and neurological disorders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_daniel_8_8-9_predict_alexander's_era.htm">Why does the vision of the goat's horn (Daniel 8:8-9) seem to anachronistically predict events tied to Alexander the Great's successors?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Appearance of a man.--</span>From <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm" title="And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.">Daniel 8:16</a> it appears that this was the angel Gabriel. The "man's voice" mentioned in <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm" title="And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.">Daniel 8:16</a> proceeded from Him Who alone has authority to command angels. (Comp. <a href="/context/daniel/12-6.htm" title="And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was on the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?">Daniel 12:6-7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.</span> The versions here are unimportant. Daniel desires to understand the meaning of this vision. From this we see that, at the time when this book was written, it was understood that prophets might be ignorant of the meaning of the revelations made to them. This is at variance with the assumption of even believing critics, that if a prophecy were given to a prophet, he must have understood the reference of the message. On the accuracy of this assumption, they found the rejection of any interpretation of a prophecy which sees more in it than the prophet could have seen. This latest critical date of Daniel is separated by approximately two centuries and a half from prophecy in actual existence in Malachi. The tradition of the conditions of the phenomenon would still be vital. The phrase before us probably means that Daniel applied the various Babylonian formulae to the dream, to find the interpretation , but, suspicious of them, he still continued his search. In answer to Daniel's search, there stood before him one having "the appearance of a man (<span class="accented">gaber</span>)" - an angelic being in human form. The H,.brew word translated "man" is <span class="accented">gaber</span>, which suggests the name given to the angel, "Gabriel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/8-15.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 I,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">Daniel,</span><br /><span class="heb">דָנִיֵּ֖אל</span> <span class="translit">(ḏā·nî·yêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1840.htm">Strong's 1840: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daniel -- 'God is my judge', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was watching</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְאֹתִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(bir·’ō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the vision</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחָז֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥā·zō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2377.htm">Strong's 2377: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and trying to</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֲבַקְשָׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ă·ḇaq·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understand it,</span><br /><span class="heb">בִינָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_998.htm">Strong's 998: </a> </span><span class="str2">An understanding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stood</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹמֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before me</span><br /><span class="heb">לְנֶגְדִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·neḡ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5048.htm">Strong's 5048: </a> </span><span class="str2">A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one having the appearance</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמַרְאֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mar·’êh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<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">of a man.</span><br /><span class="heb">גָֽבֶר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡā·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1397.htm">Strong's 1397: </a> </span><span class="str2">A valiant man, warrior, a person simply</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/8-15.htm">Daniel 8:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/8-15.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 8:15 It happened when I even I Daniel (Dan. 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