Daniel 12 · Verse 5

Daniel 12:5

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
Daniel 12:5, King James Version

Daniel 12:5 in other translations

BSBThen I, Daniel, looked and saw two others standing there, one on this bank of the river and one on the opposite bank.
WEBThen I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on the river bank on this side, and the other on the river bank on that side.
ASVThen I, Daniel, looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on the brink of the river on this side, and the other on the brink of the river on that side.
YLTAnd I have looked--I, Daniel--and lo, two others are standing, one here at the edge of the flood, and one there at the edge of the flood,
DARBYAnd I Daniel looked, and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side, on the bank of the river, and the other on that side, on the bank of the river.
BBEThen I, Daniel, looking, saw two others, one at the edge of the river on this side and one at the edge of the river on that side.
WebsterThen I Daniel looked, and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

What does Daniel 12:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. A vision of two other angels, one on one side of the Hiddekel or Tigris, the other on the other side, implying that on all sides angels attend to execute God's commands. The angel addressing Daniel had been over the river "from above" (Da 12:6, Margin).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Behold there stood other two - Probably two angels. We know no more of them, unless they be the same as those called saints, Dan 8:13 (note), which see. The river was most likely the Tigris.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 12:5-13
One of the angels asking how long it should be to the end of these wonders, a solemn reply is made, that it would be for a time, times, and a half, the period mentioned Dn 7:25, and in the Revelation. It signifies 1260 prophetic days or years, beginning from the time when the power of the holy people should be scattered. The imposture of Mohammed, and the papal usurpation, began about the same time; and these were a twofold attack upon the church of God. But all will end well at last. All opposing rule, principality, and power, shall be put down, and holiness and love will triumph, and be in honour, to eternity. The end, this end, shall come. What an amazing prophecy is this, of so many varied events, and extending through so many successive ages, even to the general resurrection! Daniel must comfort himself with the pleasing prospect of his own happiness in death, in judgment, and to eternity. It is good for us all to think much of going away from this world. That must be our way; but it is our comfort that we shall not go till God calls us to another world, and till he has done with us in this world; till he says, Go thou thy way, thou hast done thy work, therefore now, go thy way, and leave it to others to take thy place. It was a comfort to Daniel, and is a comfort to all the saints, that whatever their lot is in the days of their lives, they shall have a happy lot in the end of the days. And it ought to be the great care and concern of every one of us to secure this. Then we may well be content with our present lot, and welcome the will of God. Believers are happy at all times; they rest in God by faith now, and a rest is reserved for them in heaven at last.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Daniel 12:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ve.ra.'I.tiand I sawH7200
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
דָנִיֵּ֔אלda.ni.YelDanielH1840
וְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
שְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147
אֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimothersH312
עֹמְדִ֑ים'o.me.Dim[were] standingH5975
אֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadoneH259
הֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahhereH2008
לִשְׂפַ֣תlis.Fatto [the] bank ofH8193
הַיְאֹ֔רhay.'Orthe RiverH2975
וְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.Chadand oneH259
הֵ֖נָּהHe.nahhereH2008
לִשְׂפַ֥תlis.Fatto [the] bank ofH8193
הַיְאֹֽר\׃hay.'Orthe RiverH2975

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 12:5

  • Daniel 10:4-6

    And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

  • Daniel 10:10

    And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.

  • Daniel 10:16

    And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
other two.
10:5,6,10,16
bank. Heb. lip. of the river.
10:4

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Context

  • Daniel 12:4

    But 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.

  • Daniel 12:5

    Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

  • Daniel 12:6

    And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

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Daniel 12:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y yo, Daniel, miré, y he aquí otros dos que estaban, el uno de esta parte á la orilla del río, y el otro de la otra parte á la orilla del río.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et moi, Daniel, je regardai; et voici deux autres personnages qui se tenaient, l’un deçà, sur le bord du fleuve, et l’autre delà, sur le bord du fleuve.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich, Daniel, sah: und siehe, zwei andere standen da, einer hier am Ufer des Stromes, und einer dort am Ufer des Stromes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et vidi ego Daniel, et ecce quasi duo alii stabant: unus hinc super ripam fluminis, et alius inde ex altera ripa fluminis.