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Languages of the book of Daniel (Schaff, A dictionary of the Bible, 4th ed, 1887)

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Text: none Quote: [...] The book is written in prose, but not in the same language throughout. The introduction, chs. 1-2 :4, first clause, is written in Hebrew, but from the second clause of the fourth verse of the second chapter to the end of ch. 7 it is in Aramaic, called Syriac in that verse. From the beginning of ch. 8 to the end, in which part the visions are related in the first person, the language is Hebrew. Schaff, Philip, A dictionary of the Bible: including biography, natural history, geography, topography, archaeology, and literature , 4th ed., Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1887, p. 218 . Online Source:   archive.org/details/dictionaryofbibl01scha Book Images:

Languages of the book of Daniel (Barnes, Notes, critical, illustrative, and practical, on the Book of Daniel, 1857)

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Text: none Quote:    (1.) The language of the Book of Daniel is nearly half Chaldee and half Hebrew. In ch. i. ii. 1---3, it is Hebrew; from ch. ii. 4, to the end of ch. vii. it is Chaldee, and the remainder of the book is Hebrew. [...]    That there were reasons why one portion of this book was written in Chaldee, and another in Hebrew, there can be no doubt, but it is now utterly impossible to ascertain what those reasons were. [...] Barnes, Albert, Notes, critical, illustrative, and practical, on the Book of Daniel, with an introductory dissertation , New York: Leavitt & Allen, 1857, pp. LXX, LXXI . Online Source:   archive.org/details/practicaldaniel00barnrich Book Images:

Languages of the book of Daniel (Hinkley, The book of Daniel, 1894)

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Text: none Quote:    The book called Daniel is not only twofold in character, historical and prophetical, but it is written in two languages, Hebrew and Aramaic. Chapter i. and chapters viii. to xii. are written in Hebrew, and from chapter ii. ver. 4 to the end of chapter vii. is written in Aramaic. Hinkley, Willard H., The book of Daniel: its prophetic character and spiritual meaning , Boston: Massachusetts New-Church Union, 1894, p. 6 . Online Source:   archive.org/details/bookofdanielitsp00hink Book Images: