King James Version
Daniel 9:22 in the King James Version says “And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. to...” — study this verse from Daniel chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. to: Heb. to make thee skilful of”
Daniel 9:22 · KJV
And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. swiftly: Heb. with weariness, or, flight
And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. to: Heb. to make thee skilful of
At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. commandment: Heb. word greatly: Heb. a man of desires
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. finish: or, restrain make an: or, seal up prophecy: Heb. prophet
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And he informed”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
“me and talked”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“I am now come forth”
H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
“to give thee skill”
H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
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