Passage
Daniel 7.14
Book: Daniel · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"12. And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. 13. I saw in the night - visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him."
"14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."
"15. As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16. I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things." (Daniel 7:12-16, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"12. As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. 13. I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him."
"14. There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."
"15. As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16. I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things." (Daniel 7:12-16, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"12. As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. their lives: Cald. a prolonging in life was given them 13. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him."
"14. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed."
"15. I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. body: Cald. sheath 16. 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." (Daniel 7:12-16, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"12. and the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time. 13. 'I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as a son of man was [one] coming, and unto the Ancient of Days he hath come, and before Him they have brought him near."
"14. And to him is given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, and all peoples, nations, and languages do serve him, his dominion [is] a dominion age-during, that passeth not away, and his kingdom that which is not destroyed."
"15. 'Pierced hath been my spirit, I, Daniel, in the midst of the sheath, and the visions of my head trouble me; 16. I have drawn near unto one of those standing, and the certainty I seek from him of all this; and he hath said to me, yea, the interpretation of the things he hath caused me to know:" (Daniel 7:12-16, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Daniel (1st-person visions) + narrator (court narratives)
- Audience: exiles in Babylon + future generations of God's people
- Location: Babylonian + Persian courts
- Time period: events c. 605-535 BC; composed c. 530 BC (traditional) or 165 BC (Maccabean-dating school)
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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