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The Hebrew version of Daniel 7 has the human figure presented to the Ancient of Days, keeping them separate. The Greek Septuagint drops the presentation so both simply appear together, using language early interpreters used to merge the two.
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Daniel 7:13
Hebrew Bible
12 As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living for a time and a season. 13 “I was watching in the night visions, And with the clouds of the sky, one like a son of man was approaching. He went up to the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him. 14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty. All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him. His authority is eternal and will not pass away. His kingdom will not be destroyed.
LXX Daniel 7:13
Septuagint
12 And he took away their authority from all those around it, and a duration of existence was granted to them, for a time and a season. 13 I continued to watch in a vision of the night, and look, upon the clouds of the heavens, a being like a son of man came, and the ancient of days was present, and his attendants were present with him. 14 Authority and royal honor was granted to him, and all the peoples of the earth according to races, and all honor will be directed to him, and his authority is an eternal authority that will not be removed, and his kingdom is one that will not perish.
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Notes and References
... In the Hebrew text of Daniel 7:13 the 'one like a son of man' is presented to the Ancient of Days, thus clearly distinguishing the two figures. Yet in Revelation 1:13-14, the 'one like a son of man' is described as if he is identical with the Ancient of Days (whose hair is white as wool according to Daniel 7:6; compare Revelation 1:14). This identification was not original with John. It is already presupposed by the Septuagint version of Daniel 7:13: 'He came like a son of man, and like the Ancient of Days was present, and those who were near were present with him.' This reading is found in the only two Septuagint manuscripts of Daniel, the Codex Chisianus (Manuscript 88) and the incomplete Chester Beatty papyrus codex 967. Wherever and however it originated, this text intentionally identifies the 'one like a son of man' with the Ancient of Days. ...
Aune, David E.
"Christian Prophecy and the Messianic Status of Jesus" in Charlesworth, James H. (ed.) The Messiah: Developments in Earliest Judaism and Christianity
(p. 421) Fortress Press, 1992
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