Daniel 10:13

“But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing against me twenty-one days; and look, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, and I was left there beside the kings of Persia.”

Daniel 10:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 10:13, word by word

But the princeשַׂרsar

nobleman

Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.

Where else “sar” appears
of the kingdomמַלְכוּתmalchut

kingdom

A kingdom: the people and territory a king rules, or the one YHWH rules.

Where else “malchut” appears
of Persiaפָּרַסparas

Persia

See it on the mapWhere else “paras” appears
was standingעֹמֵדomed

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

Where else “omed” appears
against meנֶגְדִּnegdi

in front of

In someone's presence, before his eyes.

Where else “negdi” appears
twenty-oneעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

Where else “esrim” appears
twenty-oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
daysיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
Michaelמִיכָאֵלmichael

Michael

Michael, father of Sethur, of the tribe of Asher; others bear the same name, among them the angel Michael (Daniel 10:13). It means "who is like God?"

Where else “michael” appears
of the chiefרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim

chief

First in rank.

Where else “rishonim” appears
cameבָּאba

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “ba” appears
to help meעָזְרֵazre

help

To stand beside someone to give him strength or free him from a bind.

Where else “azre” appears
was leftנוֹתַרְתִּיnotarti

be left

For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.

Where else “notarti” appears
beside the kingsאֵצֶלetsel

beside

Beside, next to.

Where else “etsel” appears
beside the kingsמַלְכֵיmalche

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “malche” appears

Places in this verse

Persia
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Persia

    Today: Iran

    An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.

    Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).

    Ezra 1:1Esther 1:3Daniel 10:12 Chronicles 36:22

The context

12And he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your Elohim, your words were heard, and I have come because of your words.

13 · This verse (above)

14And I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people at the end of the days, for the vision is yet for those days.”

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