14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred¹ days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”  ‡

15 Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and ^awas seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me ^bone having the appearance of a man.  ‡

17 So he came near where I stood, and when he came I was afraid and ^afell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, that the vision refers to the time of the end.”  ‡

18 ^aNow, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; ^bbut he touched me, and stood me upright.  ‡