📜 Daniel 7:13 — The Aramaic Truth About the Son of Man

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Key Hebrew-Aramaic Truth

The Aramaic phrase from Daniel 7:13 —

"...וַאֲרוּ עִם־עֲנָנֵי שְׁמַיָּא כְּבַר אֱנָשׁ אָתֵה הֲוָה, וְעַד־עַתִּיק יוֹמַיָּא מְטָה, וּקְדָמוֹהִי הַקְרְבוּהִי..."

literally describes:

“...behold, with the clouds of the heavens came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought him before Him.”

The phrase "מטה" (meta) means "approached" or "was brought near" — not "descended" or "came down."
The vision is not about a figure descending to earth, but a figure being brought before Yhwh — the Ancient of Days — to receive dominion (verse 14).

Why This Matters

Most modern Bibles twist this into a return-from-heaven moment — but that’s not in the text.

The Aramaic scripture makes it clear:

✅ The movement is toward Yhwh — not from heaven to earth
✅ The vision is a coronation, not a second coming
✅ This aligns with a heavenly courtroom scene, where the Ancient of Days (Yhwh) gives rulership to the chosen one — the human-like figure (כבר אנש)