Daniel 10:1

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
third	שָׁל֗וֹשׁ sha.Lo.osh	H7969	three · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
year	בִּשְׁנַ֣ת bish.Nat	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Cyrus	לְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙ le.Kho.resh	H3566	Koresh (or Cyrus) · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Persia	פָּרַ֔ס pa.Ras	H6539	Paras (i.e. Persia) · proper noun, a place name
thing	דָּבָר֙ da.Var	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine singular absolute
revealed	נִגְלָ֣ה nig.Lah	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Daniel	לְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אל le.da.ni.Yel	H1840	Daniel or Danijel · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
name	שְׁמ֖וֹ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
called	נִקְרָ֥א nik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Belteshazzar	בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּ֑ר be.le.te.sha.Tzar	H1095	Belteshatstsar · proper noun, a man's name
thing	הַדָּבָר֙ ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
true	וֶאֱמֶ֤ת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
appointed	וְצָבָ֣א ve.tza.Va'	H6635	a mass of persons (or figuratively · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
long	גָד֔וֹל ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
understood	וּבִין֙ u.Vin	H995	to separate mentally (or distinguish) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
thing	הַדָּבָ֔ר ha.da.Var	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
understanding	וּבִ֥ינָה u.Vi.nah	H998	understanding · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
vision	בַּמַּרְאֶֽה ba.mar.'Eh	H4758	a view (the act of seeing) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Daniel 1:21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Daniel 6:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Daniel 8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
Daniel 1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Misha…
Daniel 1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dr…
Genesis 41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
2 Chronicles 36:22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD sti…
Ezra 4:3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an ho…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 10:1-9

This vision is dated in the third year of Cyrus, that is, of his reign after the conquest of Babylon, his third year since Daniel became acquainted with him and a subject to him. Here is, I. A general idea of this prophecy (Dan 10:1): The thing was true; every word of God is so; it was true that Daniel had such a vision, and that such and such things were said. This he solemnly attests upon the word of a prophet. Et hoc paratus est verificare - He was prepared to verify it; and, if it was a word spoken from heaven, no doubt it is stedfast and may be depended upon. But the time appointed was long, as long as to the end of the reign of Antiochus, which was 300 years, a long time indeed when it…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 10:1

In the third year of Cyrus - Which answers to the first year of Darius the Mede. The time appointed was long - וצבא גדול vetsaba gadol, but the warfare long; there will be many contentions and wars before these things can be accomplished.

John Gill on Daniel 10:1

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia,.... Not of his being king of Persia only, but of the Medopersian empire, after he had subdued the Babylonian empire, and annexed it to his dominions; and this is not to be reckoned from the time of his taking Babylon, and putting the government of it into the hands of his uncle Darius, with whom he jointly reigned; but from the time of his uncle's death, when he was sole monarch of the whole empire: he reigned thirty years, as Cicero (t), from a Persian writer, relates; which is to be reckoned from the time of his being appointed by his uncle commander-in-chief of the Persian and Median armies; for from his taking of Babylon to his death were but ni…

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John Calvin on Daniel 10:1

Daniel 10:1 1. In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 1. Anno tertio Cyri regis Persarum sermo revelatus fuit Danieli, cujus nomen Beltsazar, et veritas sermo, [125] et tempus magnum, [126] et intellexit sermonem, et intelligentia ei fuit in visione. We observe the Prophet by no means content with the usual method of address, for the purpose of stirring up the attention of the pious, and of assuring them how worthy of special notice are the prophecies which follow. He marks the time, the third ye…

The Church Fathers

It is evident that Daniel lived up to the third year [of Cyrus] and beyond, even though at the beginning of the book we read "until the first year of the king Cyrus."
— Ishodad of Merv, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 10:1

Quite suitably he calls it "a word" and "a vision." He saw holy angels; he also heard them conversing and from them learned accurately the things that would happen. And he says that the word was "true" so that all might receive the things about to be spoken without any doubts.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 10:1

To some it seems that Daniel is mistaken about the time and the one writing the book from the beginning puts "in the third year" instead of "in the first year." And the proof of this is that the blessed Daniel says right after the beginning of the prophecy, "And Daniel continued until year one of King Cyrus." For if the prophet had lived only up until the first year of Cyrus' reign, the critic says, how could he have seen the revelation in the third year? Now I think that the former does not indicate the stated time nor does "the first year of Cyrus' reign" mark the end of blessed Daniel's life. For he does not say "until the first year of Cyrus the king" but "for year one." As it appears to me, he intends to instruct those encountering the prophetic book that he survived until Cyrus, king of the Persians, who set free those Jewish captives.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON DANIEL 10:1

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Dictionary and topics

Cyrus — (Heb. Ko’resh), the celebrated “King of Persia” (Elam) who was conqueror of Babylon, and issued the decree of liberation to the Jews (Ezra 1:1, 2). He was the son of Cambyses, the prince of Persia,…
Daniel — God is my judge, or judge of God. (1.) David’s second son, “born unto him in Hebron, of Abigail the Carmelitess” (1 Chr. 3:1). He is called also Chileab (2 Sam. 3:3). (2.) One of the four great…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 10:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 10:1-9

Adam Clarke on Daniel 10:1

John Gill on Daniel 10:1

John Calvin on Daniel 10:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 10:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 10:1-9

Adam Clarke on Daniel 10:1

John Gill on Daniel 10:1

John Calvin on Daniel 10:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 10:1

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 10:1–end

Rashi on Daniel 10:1