Daniel 7:13

“I was looking in the visions of the night, and look, with the clouds of the heavens one like a son of man was coming, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.”
Daniel 7:13 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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I was lookingחָזֵה הֲוֵיתin the visionsבְּחֶזְוֵיof the night,לֵילְיָאand look,וַאֲרוּwith the cloudsעִם עֲנָנֵיof the heavensשְׁמַיָּאone like a sonכְּבַרof manאֱנָשׁwas coming,אָתֵה הֲוָהand he cameוְ מְטָהto the Ancientעַד עַתִּיקof Days,יוֹמַיָּאand they brought him nearוּ הַקְרְבוּהִיbefore him.קְדָמוֹהִי

Allusion · Matthew 24:30

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱοῦhuiouG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφελῶνnephelōnG3507“cloud”
אָתֵהateH858ἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064“come”

Allusion · Matthew 26:64

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφελῶνnephelōnG3507“cloud”
אָתֵהateH858ἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064“come”

Allusion · Luke 21:27

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφέλῃnephelēiG3507“cloud”
אָתֵהateH858ἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064“come”

Allusion · Revelation 1:7

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Both texts speak of one who comes with the clouds (Daniel 7:13); Revelation 1:7 joins it to Zechariah 12:10.

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

עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφελῶνnephelōnG3507“cloud”
אָתֵהateH858ἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064“come”

Allusion · Revelation 1:13

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” (Daniel 7:13).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”

Allusion · Revelation 14:14

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφέληnephelēG3507“cloud”

Allusion · Mark 13:26

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφέλαιςnephelaisG3507“cloud”

Allusion · Mark 14:62

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Both texts speak of one “like a son of man” who comes with the clouds of heaven (Daniel 7:13, in Aramaic).

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

בַרvarH1247υἱὸνhuionG5207“son”
אֱנָשׁenashH606ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444“man”
עֲנָנֵיananeH6050νεφελῶνnephelōnG3507“cloud”

Daniel 7:13, word by word

I was lookingחָזֵהchaze

see

To look and notice something, also in dreams and visions.

Where else “chaze” appears

I was lookingהֲוֵיתhavet

be, become

To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".

Where else “havet” appears

in the visionsחֶזְוֵיchezve

vision

What is seen in a dream or revelation.

Where else “chezve” appears

of the nightלֵילְיָlelya

night

Night (Aramaic).

Where else “lelya” appears

and lookאֲרוּaru

look

Look! (Aramaic): draws attention to what is seen.

Where else “aru” appears

with the cloudsעִםim

with

With (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "im".

Where else “im” appears

with the cloudsעֲנָנֵיanane

cloud

Cloud (Aramaic).

Where else “anane” appears

of the heavensשְׁמַיָּshemaya

heavens

Heavens (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "shamayim". "The Elah of the heavens" is the God of Israel.

Where else “shemaya” appears

one like a sonבַרvar

son

Someone's son; also one of a certain kind, like a son of the gods.

Where else “var” appears

of manאֱנָשׁenash

man, human being

Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".

Where else “enash” appears

was comingאָתֵהate

come

To appear or arrive before someone or at a time.

Where else “ate” appears

and he cameמְטָהmeta

reach, come

To reach, to arrive; to come upon someone (Aramaic).

Where else “meta” appears

to the Ancientעַתִּיקatik

ancient

Ancient, aged (Aramaic): "the Ancient of Days".

Where else “atik” appears

of Daysיוֹמַיָּyomaya

day

Day (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "yom".

Where else “yomaya” appears

and they brought him nearהַקְרְבוּhakrvu

offer

To present someone or give a sacrifice.

Where else “hakrvu” appears

before himקְדָמוֹkedamo

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

Where else “kedamo” appears

Translation note

“One like a son of man”: that is, one with human form. Jesus took for himself the title “the Son of Man” and cited this verse before the high priest (Matthew 26:64; Mark 14:62).

The context

12And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a lengthening of life was given them for a season and a time.

13 · This verse (above)

14And to him was given dominion and honor and kingdom, and all the peoples, nations, and languages will serve him; his dominion is an eternal dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom one that will not be destroyed.

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