Daniel 10:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then he said, Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Greece will come.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then he said, 'Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I leave, the prince of Greece will come.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} he, Knowest{H3045} thou wherefore I am come{H935} unto thee? and now will I return{H7725} to fight{H3898} with the prince{H8269} of Persia:{H6539} and when I go forth,{H3318} lo, the prince{H8269} of Greece{H3120} shall come.{H935}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he, Knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} thou wherefore I come{H935}{(H8804)} unto thee? and now will I return{H7725}{(H8799)} to fight{H3898}{(H8736)} with the prince{H8269} of Persia{H6539}: and when I am gone forth{H3318}{(H8802)}, lo, the prince{H8269} of Grecia{H3120} shall come{H935}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The sayde he: knowest thou wherfore I am come vnto ye? now wil I go agayne to fight with the prynce of the Perses. As soone as I go forth, lo, the prynce of Grekelonde shal come.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come vnto thee? but nowe will I returne to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, loe, the prince of Grecia shall come.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Thus saide he: Knowest thou wherefore I am come vnto thee? now wyll I returne to fight with the prince of the Perses: assoone as I go foorth, lo, the prince of Greke lande shall come.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith, Hast thou known why I have come unto thee? and now I turn back to fight with the head of Persia; yea, I am going forth, and lo, the head of Javan hath come;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I am come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I go forth, lo, the prince of Greece shall come.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But I am going back to make war with the angel of Persia, and when I am gone, the angel of Greece will come. And there is no one on my side against these, but Michael, your angel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go forth, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said,“Do you know why I have come to you? Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.

Referenced Verses

  • Dan 8:21 : 21 And the rough goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
  • Dan 10:13 : 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia resisted me for twenty-one days; but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I was left there with the kings of Persia.
  • Dan 11:2-4 : 2 And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will. 4 And when he stands up, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven; not to his descendants, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides them.
  • Acts 12:23 : 23 And immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  • Isa 37:36 : 36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and struck down in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.
  • Dan 7:6 : 6 After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
  • Dan 8:5-8 : 5 And as I was considering, behold, a he goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran at him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram from his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and in its place came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

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