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Daniel 10:10
ESV And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
NIV A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
NASB Then behold, a hand touched me and shook me on my hands and knees.
CSB Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees.
NLT Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.
KJV And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

What does Daniel 10:10 mean?

Upon seeing and hearing a radiant celestial being (Daniel 10:5–6), Daniel felt weak and ultimately seems to have passed out (Daniel 10:8–9). This is hardly unusual when mortal men are faced with immortal angels (Matthew 28:5; Luke 1:12–13; 2:9–10; Acts 10:3–4). The other men in the group didn't even see the being; they ran away simply from feeling its presence (Daniel 10:7).

In a gesture of reassurance, a hand —probably that of the same angel—lifts Daniel off his face and onto his hands and knees. He is still shaking. The use of the phrase "a hand" rather than "his hand" is one reason some commentators believe the first being Daniel saw was a preincarnate Jesus, while the being now interacting with Daniel is an angel, likely Gabriel. Almost all interpreters agree that the being who now speaks is not a preincarnate Jesus. In part, this is because the being has been "sent" (Daniel 10:11), but mostly because he was delayed by some other entity until being helped by the angel Michael (Daniel 10:13). Neither idea would seem to apply to God the Son, Jesus Christ.

Gabriel is often shown delivering messages from God (Daniel 8:15–16; 9:21–22; Luke 1:26).
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