The Meaning of Daniel 10:15 Explained

Daniel 10:15

KJV: And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

YLT: 'And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;

Darby: And as he was speaking with me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

ASV: and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when he had spoken  such words  unto me, I set  my face  toward the ground,  and I became dumb. 

What does Daniel 10:15 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Apparently the angel"s explanation about the angelic conflict was something about which Daniel had known nothing. His only reaction to this information, on top of the vision that he had just seen, was to bow his head and silently accept this revelation.

Context Summary

Daniel 10:1-21 - The Vision By The River
This chapter gives a glimpse into the great conflict which is always in progress between heaven and hell. For three weeks the radiant Being who came to Daniel as he prayed and fasted by the great river, was withstood by the mighty fallen spirit, who was concerned with the destinies of the kingdom of Persia; and it was only when he was succored and reinforced that he was able to accomplish the divine errand, Daniel 10:13. What a revelation is here-that probably each heathen country is ruled by some wicked spirit in the high places; that the fight is at times almost overpowering even for bright unfallen angels; and that the blessings which are ours are sometimes delayed because of the storms that sweep the ocean through which they come. Perhaps by our prayer we are able to throw an ounce-weight into the scale, and turn the battle. How reassuring the touch of that hand and tender the address of that voice. Who cannot be strong when strengthened by the right hand of God? Go forth into the fight of another day! God holds thy right hand. Be true and strong; thou canst not fail! [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 10

1  Daniel, having humbled himself, sees a vision
10  Being troubled with fear, he is comforted by the angel

What do the individual words in Daniel 10:15 mean?

And when he had spoken to me words these I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless
וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה נָתַ֧תִּי פָנַ֛י אַ֖רְצָה וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי

וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ  And  when  he  had  spoken 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּבַר 
Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
עִמִּ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים  words 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הָאֵ֑לֶּה  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
נָתַ֧תִּי  I  turned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
פָנַ֛י  my  face 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
אַ֖רְצָה  toward  the  ground 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי  and  became  speechless 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָלַם 
Sense: to bind.

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