Daniel 7:10

“A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before him; thousands upon thousands were serving him, and myriads upon myriads were standing before him; the court sat, and the books were opened.”
Daniel 7:10 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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A riverנְהַרof fireדִּי נוּרwas flowingנָגֵדand coming outוְנָפֵקfrom before him;מִן קֳדָמוֹהִיthousands upon thousandsאֶלֶף אַלְפִיןwere serving him,יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּהּand myriads upon myriadsוְרִבּוֹ רִבְבָןwere standingיְקוּמוּןbefore him;קָדָמוֹהִיthe courtדִּינָאsat,יְתִבand the booksוְסִפְרִיןwere opened.פְּתִיחוּ

Allusion · Revelation 5:11

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Both texts speak of thousands of thousands and myriads of myriads around the throne.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

רִבּוֹriboH7240μυριάδεςmyriadesG3461“myriad”
אֶלֶףelefH506χιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505“thousand”

Allusion · Revelation 20:12

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Both texts say that the books were opened before the throne.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

קֳדָמוֹkodamoH6925ἐνώπιονenōpionG1799“before”
סִפְרִיןsifrinH5609βιβλίαbibliaG975“book”
פְּתִיחוּpetijuH6606ἠνοίχθησανēnoichthēsanG455“open”

Daniel 7:10, word by word

A riverנְהַרnehar

river

River (Aramaic); above all the Euphrates. "Beyond the River" is the name of the Persian province west of the Euphrates.

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of fireנוּרnur

fire

Fire (Aramaic).

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was flowingנָגֵדnaged

flow

To flow (Aramaic).

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and coming outנָפֵקnafek

go out

To go out from a place, whether a person or an order.

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from before himקֳדָמוֹkodamo

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

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thousands upon thousandsאֶלֶףelef

thousand

Thousand (Aramaic).

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were serving himיְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּyeshamshune

serve

To serve, to minister to (Aramaic).

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and myriads upon myriadsרִבּוֹribo

ten thousand

Ten thousand, myriad (Aramaic).

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were standingיְקוּמוּןyekumun

arise

To get up, or for a kingdom to emerge.

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the courtדִּינָdina

court

Those who judge, in session.

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satיְתִבyetiv

sit

To take a seat, above all a king or a court sitting to judge (Aramaic).

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and the booksסִפְרִיןsifrin

book, scroll

Book, written scroll (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "sefer".

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were openedפְּתִיחוּpetichu

open

To open (Aramaic).

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The context

9I was looking until thrones were set, and an Ancient of Days sat down; his clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

10 · This verse (above)

11I was looking then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking; I was looking until the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given to the burning of fire.

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