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

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Key Aramaic Text — Daniel 7:13

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 verb מְטָה (meta) means “approached / 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 (see 7:14).

Why This Matters

Many modern translations frame this as a return-from-heaven moment — but that’s not in the Aramaic text.

The scene functions as a heavenly coronation:

The movement is toward Yhwh — not from heaven to earth.
The vision is a coronation / investiture, not a second coming.
It is a courtroom scene where the Ancient of Days (Yhwh) grants rulership to the human-like figure (כבר אנש).

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