Daniel 8:1
Konteks8:1 1 In the third year 2 of King Belshazzar’s reign, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after the one that had appeared to me previously. 3
Daniel 11:1
Konteks11:1 And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I 4 stood to strengthen him and to provide protection for him.)
[8:1] 1 sn Dan 8:1 marks the switch from Aramaic (= 2:4b-7:28) back to Hebrew as the language in which the book is written in its present form. The remainder of the book from this point on (8:1-12:13) is in Hebrew. The bilingual nature of the book has been variously explained, but it most likely has to do with the book’s transmission history.
[8:1] 2 sn The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign would have been ca. 551
[8:1] 3 tn Heb “in the beginning.” This refers to the vision described in chapter seven.
[11:1] 4 sn The antecedent of the pronoun “I” is the angel, not Daniel. The traditional chapter division at this point, and the presence of a chronological note in the verse similar to ones used elsewhere in the book to position Daniel’s activities in relation to imperial affairs, sometimes lead to confusion on this matter.