King James Version

Daniel 7:13

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

חָזֵ֤הchazehbe wontחֲזָאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be wont”, a verb used as a describing wordH2370to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem)behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.הֲוֵית֙haveytbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…בְּחֶזְוֵ֣יbechezvein lookחֵזֵוpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in look”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2376a sightlook, vision.לֵֽילְיָ֔אleylyanightלֵילְיָאnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “night”, the definite formH3916{Lael an Israelite}night.וַאֲרוּ֙vaarvand loאֲרוּconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H718lo!behold, lo.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5974{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}by, from, like, to(-ward), with.עֲנָנֵ֣יananecloudעֲנַןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cloud”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6050{a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloud}cloud.שְׁמַיָּ֔אshemayaheavenשָׁמַיִןnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “heaven”, the definite formH8065{the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)}heaven.כְּבַ֥רkevaras sonבַּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1247a son, grandson, etc.[idiom] old, son.אֱנָ֖שׁenashmanאֱנָשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH606a manman, [phrase] whosoever.אָתֵ֣הatehcomeאָתָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “come”, a verb used as a describing wordH858{to arrive}(be-) come, bring.הֲוָ֑הhavahbecomeהָוָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “become”, a completed actionH1934to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phr…וְעַדveadand untilעַדconjunction, preposition — “and until”H5705{as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}[idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.עַתִּ֤יקatiqancientעַתִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “ancient”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6268venerableancient.יֽוֹמַיָּא֙yomayadayיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, determined, definite article — “day”, the definite formH3118a dayday (by day), time.מְטָ֔הmetahcomeמְטָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, a completed actionH4291to arrive, extend or happencome, reach.וּקְדָמ֖וֹהִיuqedamohiand beforeקֳדָםconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.הַקְרְבֽוּהִיhaqrevuhiapproachקְרֵבverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, a completed actionH7127{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of days, and he was brought near before Him.

Translation Note

The King James reads “one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven.” The 1917 Jewish Publication Society reads “one like unto a son of man.” Brenton reads “one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man.” The Aramaic is כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ, “like a son of man.”

The Jewish Publication Society keeps the figure as “a son of man.” Jesus takes that phrase as his own and says the Son of man will come with the clouds. Christians say the one who comes to the Ancient of days is the Son, and that the Son is God.

King James Version. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917). “there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of days, and he was brought near before Him.”

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English. “one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.”

Septuagint, Brenton’s Greek (1851). ἰδοὺ μετὰ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὡς υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενος.

Why don’t Jews believe Jesus is the Messiah? What Does Messiah Mean?

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I was seeing in the visions of the night, and lo, with the clouds of the heavens as a son of man was [one] coming, and unto the Ancient of Days he hath come, and before Him they have brought him near.

World English Bible

“I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of the sky one like a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him near before him.

Darby Translation

I saw in the night visions, and behold, there came with the clouds of heaven [one] like a son of man, and he came up even to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

Douay-Rheims

I beheld therefore in the vision of the night, and lo, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and he came even to the Ancient of days: and they presented him before him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I saw in the night visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man, and he came even to the Ancient of days, and he was brought near before Him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I beheld in the night vision, and, lo, one coming with the clouds of heaven as the Son of man, and he came on to the Ancient of days, and was brought near to him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐθεώρουν ἐν ὁράματι τῆς νυκτός, καὶ ἰδοὺ μετὰ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὡς υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενος, καὶ ἕως τοῦ παλαιοῦ τῶν ἡμερῶν ἔφθασε, καὶ προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ.

Fulfilled in

Mark 14:62 Mark 14:62 · King James VersionAnd Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Mark 14:62 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Son of man coming with the clouds · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
Matthew 26:64 Matthew 26:64 · King James VersionJesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.Matthew 26:64 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Son of man coming with the clouds · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.