Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Parallel translations
- KJV And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
- BSB Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
- NKJV Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
- NASB Then behold, a hand touched me and shook me on my hands and knees.
- NLT Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.
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Cross-references · 6
- Jer 1:9Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
- Rev 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- Dan 8:18Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright.
- Dan 10:16Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength.
- Dan 10:18Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
- Dan 9:21yes, while I was speaking in prayer, 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 offering.
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