Daniel 1

2 a. The temple

4 b. Lit. writing or book

9 c. kindness

11 d. Or Melzar

16 e. Or Melzar

19 f. Lit. talked with them

Daniel 2

3 a. Or understand

4 b. The original language of Daniel 2:4b through 7:28 is Aramaic.

5 c. The command

9 d. Situation

9 e. Or declare to me

11 f. Or rare

15 g. Or harsh

23 h. Lit. word

25 i. Lit. sons of the captivity

30 j. Understand

32 k. Or sides

33 l. Or baked clay, also vv. 34, 35, 42

42 m. Or brittle

44 n. Or crush

44 o. Lit. put an end to

49 p. The king’s court

Daniel 3

1 a. About 90 feet

4 b. Lit. with strength

22 c. Or harsh

24 d. High officials

25 e. Or a son of the gods

26 f. Lit. door

28 g. Or angel

30 h. Lit. caused to prosper

Daniel 4

14 a. Lit. with strength

16 b. Possibly years

19 c. be for

19 d. for

23 e. Possibly years

25 f. Possibly years

26 g. God

27 h. prolonging

29 i. Or upon

32 j. Possibly years

34 k. Lit. days

Daniel 5

2 a. Or ancestor

7 b. Lit. with strength

9 c. perplexed

11 d. Or ancestor

12 e. Lit. untying knots

13 f. Lit. who is of the sons of the captivity

13 g. Or ancestor

14 h. Or spirit of the gods

16 i. Lit. untie knots

18 j. Or ancestor

21 k. Recognized

23 l. Exalted

23 m. The temple

24 n. Lit. palm

25 o. Lit. a mina (50 shekels) from the verb “to number”

25 p. Lit. a shekel from the verb “to weigh”

25 q. Lit. and half-shekels from the verb “to divide”; pl. of Peres, v. 28

28 r. Aram. Paras, consonant with Peres

Daniel 6

8 a. Lit. does not pass away

12 b. Lit. does not pass away

13 c. Lit. of the sons of the captivity

14 d. strove

15 e. Lit. thronged before

18 f. Exact meaning unknown

18 g. Or fled

20 h. Or grieved

27 i. Lit. hand

Daniel 7

1 a. Lit. saw

1 b. Lit. the head or chief of the words

8 c. Lit. great things

9 d. Or set up

10 e. Or judgment

11 f. Lit. great

15 g. Lit. in the midst of its sheath

17 h. Representing their kingdoms, v. 23

20 i. Lit. great things

25 j. Lit. wear out

28 k. Lit. word

Daniel 8

1 a. The Hebrew language resumes in Dan. 8:1.

2 b. Or Susa

2 c. Or fortified palace

4 d. Lit. stand before him

7 e. Lit. struck

11 f. The temple

13 g. Or making desolate

14 h. Lit. evening-mornings

21 i. shaggy male

21 j. Lit. king, representing his kingdom, Dan. 7:17, 23

23 k. Lit. countenance

24 l. Or extraordinarily

25 m. Lit. hand

27 n. amazed

Daniel 9

17 a. Be gracious

17 b. The temple

21 c. Or being weary with weariness

23 d. Lit. word

24 e. Lit. sevens, and so throughout the chapter

24 f. So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Vg.; Kt., Theodotion To seal up

24 g. The Most Holy Place

25 h. Or open square

25 i. Or moat

26 j. Suffer the death penalty

27 k. Or treaty

27 l. Or desolator

Daniel 10

1 a. Or and of great conflict;

3 b. desirable

4 c. Heb. Hiddekel

8 d. Lit. splendor

8 e. Lit. ruin

15 f. Lit. set

16 g. Theodotion, Vg. the son; LXX a hand

16 h. Or turned upon

Daniel 11

6 a. Lit. arm

8 b. Or molded images

12 c. Proud

14 d. Or robbers, lit. sons of breakage

14 e. Lit. to establish

15 f. Lit. arms

16 g. Lit. hand

17 h. Or bring equitable terms

22 i. Lit. arms

24 j. booty

26 k. Or overflow

30 l. Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus

31 m. Lit. arms

32 n. pollute

34 o. Or slipperiness, flattery

37 p. Or gods

39 q. profit

41 r. Lit. chief of the sons of Ammon

Daniel 12

2 a. Lit. abhorrence