Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The heavenly messenger addresses Daniel immediately following his evening prayer, arriving in direct response to his supplication. The angel speaks to the prophet at the precise moment his petitions reach heaven.

The words — תְּחִלַּ֨ת (t'chilat) denotes the beginning or first stage of an action, while דָבָ֗ר (davar) literally means a word or matter that is spoken. Together with יָצָ֣א (yatsa, it went forth), they establish that the divine reply was dispatched the instant the petition began.

The thread — The designation of the prophet as highly precious appears again in Daniel 10:11 and Daniel 10:19, where the same messenger reinforces his authority and commands attention. The command to consider and understand links forward to Daniel 9:24, which outlines the specific vision and decreed timeline.

Why it lands — The text records an immediate divine response to prayer and issues a direct command to examine the revealed message. It requires the reader to treat the vision as a concrete subject for study rather than a distant mystery.

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The Hebrew words

בִּתְחִלַּ֨תbi/t.chi.Latat/ [the] beginning of תַּחֲנוּנֶ֜יךָta.cha.nu.Nei./khasupplications/ your יָצָ֣אya.Tza'it went forth דָבָ֗רda.Vara word וַאֲנִי֙va./'a.Niand/ I בָּ֣אתִיBa.tiI have come לְהַגִּ֔ידle./ha.Gidto/ declare כִּ֥יkifor חֲמוּד֖וֹתcha.mu.Dot[are] precious אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyou וּבִין֙u./Vinand/ understand בַּדָּבָ֔רba./da.Var<in> the/ word וְהָבֵ֖ןve./ha.Venand/ understand בַּמַּרְאֶֽה׃ba./mar.'Eh<in> the/ vision

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Daniel 10:19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
Daniel 10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
Matthew 24:15 So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Luke 1:28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Song of Solomon 7:10 I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
Ezekiel 24:16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.
Ezekiel 26:12 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.