And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,.... Or, "a man of desires" (u); a most desirable man, lovely to God and men; the same epithet Gabriel gives him, Dan 9:22, which confirms the…
Barnes' Notes
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved - That is, in heaven. Margin, as in Hebrew, “of desires.” See the notes at Dan 9:23. Understand the words that I speak unto thee - That is, attend…
Much ado here is to bring Daniel to be able to bear what Christ has to say to him. Still we have him in a fright, hardly and very slowly recovering himself; but he is still answered and supported with…
Cambridge Bible
And he said unto me The speaker is the dazzling being described in Dan 10:5-6.
thou man greatly beloved greatly desired, lit. man of desirablenesses:see on Dan 9:23.
stand upright lit. stand upon thy…
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