KJV King James Version
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
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Daniel 10:21
But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But first I will tell you what is inscribed in the Book of Truth. Yet no one has the courage to support me against these, except Michael your prince.
WEB World English Bible
But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince.”
ASV American Standard Version
But I will tell thee that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me against these, but Michael your prince.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but I declare to thee that which is noted down in the Writing of Truth, and there is not one strengthening himself with me, concerning these, except Michael your head.
Surrounding context — Daniel 10
18 Then there came again and touched me [one] like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be] unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.
21 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֲבָל֙H61 · a.valtrulyאַגִּ֣ידH5046 · na.gadto tellלְךָ֔H9031 · kayouאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָרָשׁ֥וּםH7559 · ra.shamto inscribeבִּכְתָ֖בH3791 · ka.tavwritingאֱמֶ֑תH571 · e.mettruth: faithfulוְאֵ֨יןH369 · a.yinnothingאֶחָ֜דH259 · e.chadoneמִתְחַזֵּ֤קH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenעִמִּי֙H5973 · imwithעַל־H5921 · aluponאֵ֔לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforאִם־H518 · imifמִיכָאֵ֖לH4317 · mi.kha.elMichaelשַׂרְכֶֽם׃ פH8269 · sarruler
Cross-references
Daniel 10:13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.Daniel 12:1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.Revelation 12:7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,Jude 1:9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.Isaiah 41:22-23Let them bring [them] forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they [be], that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.Daniel 9:25Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.Isaiah 43:8-9Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.Acts 15:15And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,Daniel 11:1-12Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.Daniel 8:26And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it [shall be] for many days.Daniel 12:4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.Acts 15:18Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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