Daniel 5:3

5:3 So they brought the gold and silver ¹  vessels that had been confiscated from the temple, the house of God ²  in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, together with his wives and concubines, drank from them.

Daniel 8:11

8:11 It also acted arrogantly against the Prince of the army, ³  from whom ⁴  the daily sacrifice was removed and whose sanctuary ⁵  was thrown down.

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ⁶  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ⁷  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ⁸ 

Daniel 10:5

10:5 I looked up ⁹  and saw a ¹⁰  man ¹¹  clothed in linen; ¹²  around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz. ¹³ 

¹ tc The present translation reads וְכַסְפָּא (vÿkhaspa’, “and the silver”) with Theodotion and the Vulgate. Cf. v. 2. The form was probably accidentally dropped from the Aramaic text by homoioteleuton.

² tn Aram “the temple of the house of God.” The phrase seems rather awkward. The Vulgate lacks “of the house of God,” while Theodotion and the Syriac lack “the house.”

³ sn The prince of the army may refer to God (cf. “whose sanctuary” later in the verse) or to the angel Michael (cf. 12:1).

⁴ tn Or perhaps “and by him,” referring to Antiochus rather than to God.

⁵ sn Here the sanctuary is a reference to the temple of God in Jerusalem.

⁶ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

⁷ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

⁸ tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.

⁹ tn Heb “I lifted up my eyes.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “one.” The Hebrew numerical adjective is used here like an English indefinite article.

¹¹ sn The identity of the messenger is not specifically disclosed. Presumably he is an unnamed angel. Some interpreters identify him as Gabriel, but there is no adequate reason for doing so.

¹² tn The Hebrew word בַּדִּים (baddim) is a plural of extension. See GKC 396-97 §124.a, b, c and Joüon 2:500 §136.c.

¹³ tn The location of this place and even the exact form of the Hebrew name אוּפָז (’ufaz) are uncertain. Apparently it was a source for pure gold. (See Jer 10:9.) The Hebrew word פָז (paz, “refined gold” or “pure gold”) is more common in the OT than אוּפָז, and some scholars emend the text of Dan 10:5 to read this word. Cf. also “Ophir” (1 Kgs 9:28; Isa 13:12; Job 22:24; 28:16).