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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 />A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/daniel/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and <i>upon</i> the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and <i>on</i> the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then behold, a hand touched me and shook me on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then behold, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then behold, a hand touched me and set me unsteadily on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Suddenly, a hand touched me and raised me to my hands and knees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He raised me to my hands and knees <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then a hand touched me and made my hands and knees shake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then a hand took hold of me and raised me to my hands and knees; I was still trembling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"All of a sudden, a hand touched me and lifted me upon my hands and knees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then a hand touched me and set me on my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and behold, a hand has come against me, and shakes me on my knees and the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and lo, a hand hath come against me, and shaketh me on my knees and the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched upon me, and it will move me upon my knees, and the palms of my hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold a hand touched me, and lifted me up upon my knees, and upon the joints of my hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched me, and raised me onto my knees and the knuckles of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But then a hand touched me, raising me to my hands and knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But then a hand touched me and roused me to my hands and knees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched me and set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold, a hand touched me and set me on my knees and upon the palms of my hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me tottering upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And, behold, a hand touched me, and it raised me on my knees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/10-10.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=3625" 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">9</span>I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh- (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Suddenly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yāḏ (N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">a hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: nā·ḡə·‘āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touched</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: wat·tə·nî·‘ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">and set me trembling</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.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: wə·ḵap·pō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">my hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: bir·kay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- The knee. From barak; a knee.">and knees.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>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.…<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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Daniel 8:18</a></span><br />While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-1.htm">Ezekiel 2:1-2</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.” / And as He spoke to me, the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him speaking to me.<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="/acts/9-4.htm">Acts 9:4-6</a></span><br />He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. / “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-7.htm">Matthew 17:7</a></span><br />Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-6.htm">Isaiah 6:6-7</a></span><br />Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. / And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-24.htm">Genesis 32:24-30</a></span><br />So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak. / When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled. / Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">Zechariah 4:1</a></span><br />Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-5.htm">1 Kings 19:5-7</a></span><br />Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” / And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again. / A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Revelation 10:8-10</a></span><br />Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.” / And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” / So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-5.htm">Matthew 28:5-7</a></span><br />But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. / He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay. / Then go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-43.htm">Luke 22:43</a></span><br />Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.</p><p class="hdg">an hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/10-16.htm">Daniel 10:16,18</a></b></br> And, behold, <i>one</i> like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/8-18.htm">Daniel 8:18</a></b></br> Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/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="hdg">set.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/daniel/9-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/daniel/6-10.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-16.htm">Palms</a> <a href="/daniel/9-20.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/daniel/8-5.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Trembling</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/4-1.htm">Awaking</a> <a href="/daniel/10-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/daniel/11-41.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/nahum/2-10.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/matthew/26-67.htm">Palms</a> <a href="/joel/3-5.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/daniel/10-16.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/daniel/10-11.htm">Trembling</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>Suddenly, a hand touched me</b><br>This phrase indicates an unexpected divine intervention. In the context of Daniel's vision, the touch signifies a moment of divine communication and reassurance. The hand likely belongs to an angelic being, as seen in other biblical accounts where angels interact with humans (e.g., <a href="/genesis/19.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a>, <a href="/luke/1-11.htm">Luke 1:11-13</a>). The suddenness emphasizes the immediacy and urgency of the message being delivered to Daniel.<p><b>and set me trembling</b><br>The trembling reflects Daniel's human reaction to the divine presence, a common response in biblical narratives when encountering the supernatural (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/6-5.htm">Isaiah 6:5</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/1-28.htm">Ezekiel 1:28</a>). This physical reaction underscores the awe and fear associated with encountering God's messengers. It also highlights Daniel's humility and reverence, qualities that are consistent with his character throughout the book.<p><b>on my hands and knees</b><br>This posture indicates a position of submission and vulnerability. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bowing or kneeling was a sign of respect and acknowledgment of authority. Daniel's position here is symbolic of his readiness to receive divine revelation. It also parallels other biblical instances where individuals fall prostrate before God or His messengers (e.g., <a href="/revelation/1-17.htm">Revelation 1:17</a>). This posture prepares Daniel to receive the message that follows, emphasizing his role as a prophet and servant of God.<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 in a state of mourning and prayer, seeking understanding of a vision.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hand.htm">The Hand</a></b><br>Represents divine intervention, possibly an angelic being sent by God to strengthen and communicate with Daniel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/trembling.htm">Trembling</a></b><br>Indicates Daniel's human frailty and awe in the presence of a divine messenger.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The setting of Daniel's vision, where he is in exile and serving under the Persian rule.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vision.htm">Vision</a></b><br>The context of this chapter is a vision concerning a great conflict, which Daniel is trying to comprehend.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_encouragement.htm">Divine Encouragement</a></b><br>God provides strength and encouragement to His servants in times of need. Just as Daniel was touched and strengthened, believers can trust in God's support during their trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_frailty_and_divine_power.htm">Human Frailty and Divine Power</a></b><br>The trembling of Daniel highlights human weakness in the face of divine power. It is a reminder of our need for God's strength in our spiritual journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_angels.htm">The Role of Angels</a></b><br>Angels are ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation. They play a role in delivering God's messages and providing support to believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_revelation.htm">Prayer and Revelation</a></b><br>Daniel's experience underscores the importance of prayer and seeking God for understanding. Persistent prayer can lead to divine revelation and insight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_spiritual_battles.htm">Preparation for Spiritual Battles</a></b><br>The context of Daniel's vision is a great conflict. Believers must be prepared for spiritual battles, relying on God's strength and guidance.<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/why_no_evidence_for_daniel_10's_conflict.htm">Why is there no external historical record or archeological evidence confirming such a prolonged spiritual conflict described in Daniel 10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_21_days_for_angel's_victory_in_dan._10_13.htm">If the heavenly messenger was so powerful, why would it take 21 days to overcome the opposing force, as implied in Daniel 10:13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_basis_for_angels_stopped_in_dan._10_13.htm">What historical or scientific basis supports the idea of angelic beings physically stopped by the 'prince of Persia' in Daniel 10:13?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_daniel_10_1_say_'third_year'.htm">How can Daniel 10:1 reference the 'third year of Cyrus' if other passages suggest a different timeline for Cyrus's reign?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">An hand.--</span>This hand was that of the person who appeared, but it is spoken of as "felt," not as seen. But though supported by this hand, the prophet is unable to stand upright. He crouches in a terrified posture. It should be noticed that the equivalent of "set" is translated "scatter" (<a href="/psalms/59-11.htm" title="Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.">Psalm 59:11</a> [12]). It is used in the same sense in the passage before us. (See <a href="/amos/9-9.htm" title="For, see, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall on the earth.">Amos 9:9</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/daniel/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.</span> The LXX. agrees with this, but does not bring out any more than this the pregnant sense of the Hebrew. This is given in the margin of the Revised, "Set me tottering on my knees," etc. Strangely enough, the LXX. renders, "soles of my feet " - an impossible attitude; that this is the true reading of the LXX. is confirmed by Paulus Telleusis. Theodotion omits "the palms of the hands." The Peshitta renders as the LXX. The Vulgate renders <span class="hebrew">כַּפות</span> by <span class="accented">articulos</span>, "joints." <span class="accented">An hand touched me</span>. The hand of him that appeared to him - though Daniel does not say. It is needless to multiply angelic agencies. A discussion has been raised on the question whether this is Gabriel who appeared to Daniel in the eighth chapter, or Michael, or the angel of the presence. It is not a matter of importance, but Michael is excluded by ver. 13, and also, to our thinking, "the angel of the presence," if by that title the Second Person of the Trinity is indicated. <span class="accented">Which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.</span> Although the touch communicated to Daniel some strength, yet he was unable to raise himself so as to look up - his face was still to the ground, his attitude was still one of abasement, and he was trembling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/10-10.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">Suddenly,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּה־</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">a hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(yāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<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">touched</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣גְעָה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ḡə·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and set me trembling</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּנִיעֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·nî·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</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">my hands</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַפּ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵap·pō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and knees.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְכַּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(bir·kay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1290.htm">Strong's 1290: </a> </span><span class="str2">The knee</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/10-10.htm">Daniel 10:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/10-10.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 10:10 Behold a hand touched me which set (Dan. 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