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Daniel 7:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— I saw in the night visions, and behold, [one] like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [one] like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— I continued looking in the visions of the night, when lo! with the clouds of the heavens, one like a son of man, was coming,—and, unto the Ancient of days, he approached, and, before him, they brought him near;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 'I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as a son of man was [one] coming, and unto the Ancient of Days he hath come, and before Him they have brought him near.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— I beheld, therefore, in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the ancient of days: and they presented him before him.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— As I behelde in visions by night, behold, one like the sonne of man came in the cloudes of heauen, and approched vnto the Ancient of dayes, and they brought him before him.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— I saw in the night visions, and behold, [one] like the sonne of man, came with the clouds of heauen, and came to the Ancient of daies, and they brought him neere before him.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of man came upon the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him before him.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— I beheld in the night vision, and, lo, [one] coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
I saw 1934
{1934} Prime
הַוָא
hava'
{hav-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words).
2370
{2370} Prime
חַזָא
chaza'
{khaz-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H2372; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (that is, seem).
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
z8751
<8751> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 72
in the night 3916
{3916} Prime
לֵילֵי
leyl@ya'
{lay-leh-yaw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3915.
visions, 2376
{2376} Prime
חֱזוּ
chezev
{khay'-zev}
(Chaldee); from H2370; a sight.
and, behold, 718
{0718} Prime
אֲרוּ
'aruw
{ar-oo'}
(Chaldee); probably akin to H0431; lo!.
[one] like the Son 1247
{1247} Prime
בַּר
bar
{bar}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1121; a son, grandson, etc.
of man 606
{0606} Prime
אֱנָשׁ
'enash
{en-awsh'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0582; a man.
came 858
{0858} Prime
אָתָה
'athah
{aw-thaw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0857.
z8750
<8750> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Participle (See H8813)
Count - 141
x1934
(1934) Complement
הַוָא
hava'
{hav-aw'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H1933; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words).
with 5974
{5974} Prime
עִם
`im
{eem}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5973.
the clouds 6050
{6050} Prime
עֲנָן
`anan
{an-an'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6051.
of heaven, 8065
{8065} Prime
שְׁמַיִן
shamayin
{shaw-mah'-yin}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H8064.
and came 4291
{4291} Prime
מְטָא
m@ta'
{met-aw'}
(Chaldee); apparently corresponding to H4672 in the intransitive sense of being found present; to arrive, extend or happen.
z8754
<8754> Grammar
Stem - Peal (See H8837)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 231
to 5705
{5705} Prime
עַד
`ad
{ad}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H5704.
the Ancient 6268
{6268} Prime
עַתִּיק
`attiyq
{at-teek'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6267; venerable.
of days, 3118
{3118} Prime
יוֹם
yowm
{yome}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3117; a day.
and they brought him near 7127
{7127} Prime
קְרֵב
q@reb
{ker-abe'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H7126.
z8684
<8684> Grammar
Stem - Aphel (See H8817)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 66
before 6925
{6925} Prime
קֳדָם
qodam
{kod-awm'}
(Chaldee); corresponding to H6924; before.
him.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Daniel 7:13

_ _ Son of man — (See on Ezekiel 2:1). Not merely Son of David, and King of Israel, but Head of restored humanity (corresponding to the world-wide horizon of Daniel’s prophecy); the seed of the woman, crushing Antichrist, the seed of the serpent, according to the Prot-evangel in Paradise (Genesis 3:15). The Representative Man shall then realize the original destiny of man as Head of the creation (Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28); the center of unity to Israel and the Gentiles. The beast, which taken conjointly represents the four beasts, ascends from the sea (Daniel 7:2; Revelation 13:1); the Son of man descends from “heaven.” Satan, as the serpent, is the representative head of all that bestial; man, by following the serpent, has become bestial. God must, therefore, become man, so that man may cease to be beast-like. Whoever rejects the incarnate God will be judged by the Son of man just because He is the Son of man (John 5:27). This title is always associated with His coming again, because the kingdom that then awaits Him in that which belongs to Him as the Savior of man, the Restorer of the lost inheritance. “Son of man” expresses His VISIBLE state formerly in his humiliation hereafter in His exaltation. He “comes to the Ancient of days” to be invested with the kingdom. Compare Psalms 110:2 : “The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength (Messiah) out of Zion.” This investiture was at His ascension “with the clouds of heaven” (Acts 1:9; Acts 2:33, Acts 2:34; Psalms 2:6-9; Matthew 28:18), which is a pledge of His return “in like manner” in the clouds” (Acts 1:11; Matthew 26:64), and “with clouds” (Revelation 1:7). The kingdom then was given to Him in title and invisible exercise; at His second coming it shall be in visible administration. He will vindicate it from the misrule of those who received it to hold for and under God, but who ignored His supremacy. The Father will assert His right by the Son, the heir, who will hold it for Him (Ezekiel 1:27; Hebrews 1:2; Revelation 19:13-16). Tregelles thinks the investiture here immediately precedes Christ’s coming forth; because He sits at God’s right hand until His enemies are made His footstool, then the kingdom is given to the Son in actual investiture, and He comes to crush His so prepared footstool under His feet. But the words, “with the clouds,” and the universal power actually, though invisibly, given Him then (Ephesians 1:20-22), agree best with His investiture at the ascension, which, in the prophetic view that overleaps the interval of ages, is the precursor of His coming visibly to reign; no event of equal moment taking place in the interval.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Daniel 7:9-14.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Daniel 7:13

A son of man — That is, the Messiah, he came with the clouds of heaven, gloriously, swiftly and terribly. And came — This relates to his ascension, at which time, he received his royal investiture, for the protection of his church, and curbing of their enemies.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Daniel 7:13

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, (a) [one] like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and (b) came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

(a) Which is meant of Christ, who had not yet taken upon him man's nature, neither was he yet the son of David according to the flesh, as he was afterward: but he appeared then in a figure, and that in the clouds, that is, being separated from the common sort of men by manifest signs of his divinity.

(b) That is, when he ascended into the heavens, and his divine majesty appeared, and all power was given to him, in respect that he was our mediator.

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one like:

Psalms 8:4-5 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? ... For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
Isaiah 9:6-7 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. ... Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Ezekiel 1:26 And above the firmament that [was] over their heads [was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Matthew 13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
Matthew 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Matthew 26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Mark 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
Mark 14:61-62 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? ... And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Luke 21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
John 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
John 12:34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
Acts 7:56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Philippians 2:6-8 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: ... And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Revelation 1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
Revelation 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
Revelation 1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

the Ancient:

Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.
Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

and they:

Psalms 47:5 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
Psalms 68:17-18 The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place]. ... Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them].
Jeremiah 49:19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?
Ephesians 1:20-21 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places], ... Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
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Ps 8:4; 47:5; 68:17. Is 9:6. Jr 49:19. Ezk 1:26. Dn 7:9, 22. Mt 13:41; 24:30; 25:31; 26:64. Mk 13:26; 14:61. Lk 21:27, 36. Jn 3:13; 5:27; 12:34. Ac 7:56. Ep 1:20. Php 2:6. 1Ti 6:16. He 2:14; 9:24. Rv 1:7, 13, 18; 14:14.

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