Daniel 1:17

1:17 Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 9:4

9:4 I prayed to the LORD my God, confessing in this way:

“O Lord, ¹  great and awesome God who is faithful to his covenant ²  with those who love him and keep his commandments,

Daniel 9:10

9:10 We have not obeyed ³  the LORD our God by living according to ⁴  his laws ⁵  that he set before us through his servants the prophets.

Daniel 9:14-15

9:14 The LORD was mindful of the calamity, and he brought it on us. For the LORD our God is just ⁶  in all he has done, ⁷  and we have not obeyed him. ⁸ 

9:15 “Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with great power ⁹  and made a name for yourself that is remembered to this day – we have sinned and behaved wickedly.

Daniel 9:17

9:17 “So now, our God, accept ¹⁰  the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to ¹¹  your devastated sanctuary for your own sake. ¹² 

Daniel 9:19

9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” ¹³ 

Daniel 11:8

11:8 He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from ¹⁴  the king of the north.

Daniel 11:37

11:37 He will not respect ¹⁵  the gods of his fathers – not even the god loved by women. ¹⁶  He will not respect any god; he will elevate himself above them all.

[9:4]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 7, 9, 15, 16, and 19 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).

[9:4]  ² tn Heb “who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

[9:10]  ³ tn Heb “paid attention to the voice of,” which is an idiomatic expression for obedience (cf. NASB “nor have we obeyed the voice of”).

[9:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “to walk in.”

[9:10]  ⁵ tc The LXX and Vulgate have the singular.

[9:14]  ⁶ tn Or “righteous.”

[9:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “in all his deeds which he has done.”

[9:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “we have not listened to his voice.”

[9:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “with a powerful hand.”

[9:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “hear.” Here the verb refers to hearing favorably, accepting the prayer and responding positively.

[9:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “let your face shine.” This idiom pictures God smiling in favor. See Pss 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19.

[9:17]  ¹² tn Heb “for the sake of my Lord.” Theodotion has “for your sake.” Cf. v. 19.

[9:19]  ¹³ tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.

[11:8]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew preposition מִן (min) is used here with the verb עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”). It probably has a sense of separation (“stand away from”), although it may also be understood in an adversative sense (“stand against”).

[11:37]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “consider.”

[11:37]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “[the one] desired by women.” The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.