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Daniel 8:15
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13 Then I heard aa holy one speaking; and another holy one said to that certain one who was speaking, “How long will the vision be, concerning the daily sacrifices and the transgression1 of desolation, the giving of both the sanctuary and the host to be trampled underfoot?”  
14 And he said to me, “For two thousand three hundred1 days; then the sanctuary shall be cleansed.”  

Gabriel Interprets the Vision

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.  
16 And I heard a man’s voice abetween the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, b“Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.”  
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.  
Verse Comparison: Daniel 8:15

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, that I sought to understand it; and, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Amplified® Bible
When I, even I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; then behold, there stood before me one [Gabriel] with the appearance of a man.

Contemporary English Version
Daniel wrote: I was trying to figure out the meaning of the vision, when someone suddenly appeared there beside me.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass, when I Daniel had seen the vision, I sought for the understanding of it, and behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

Good News Bible
I was trying to understand what the vision meant, when suddenly someone was standing in front of me.

King James Version
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.

New American Standard Bible
When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me was one who looked like a man.

New International Version
While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man.

New King James Version
Then it happened, when I, Daniel, had seen the vision and was seeking the meaning, that suddenly there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, standing before me appeared one who looked like a man.

Revised Standard Version
When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it; and behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

Young's Literal Translation
`And it cometh to pass in my seeing -- I, Daniel -- the vision, that I require understanding, and lo, standing over-against me `is' as the appearance of a mighty one.


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