Now 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.
Parallel translations
- KJV Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
- BSB While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
- NKJV Now, as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep with my face to the ground; but he touched me, and stood me upright.
- NASB Now while he was talking with me, I was dazed with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand at my place.
- NLT While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Dan 10:18Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
- Ezek 2:2The Spirit entered into me when he spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard him who spoke to me.
- 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.
- Luke 9:32Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.
- Dan 10:8–10So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
- Dan 8:17So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to the time of the end.
- Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
- Dan 8:27I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king’s business: and I wondered at the vision, but no one understood it.
- Acts 26:6Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
- Zech 4:1The angel who talked with me came again, and wakened me, as a man who is wakened out of his sleep.
- Luke 22:45When he rose up from his prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping because of grief,
- Gen 15:12When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
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