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Daniel 8

Daniel 8:1

Daniel’s Vision of the Ram and the Goat · Daniel 8:1–14
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Translations

Modern
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.
Traditional
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
Literal
In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared to me—I, Daniel—after that which had appeared to me at the first.
Latin
Anno tertio regni Baltassar regis, visio apparuit mihi. Ego Daniel, post id quod videram in principio,

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision appeared to me, Daniel, subsequent to the one that had appeared to me earlier.

Notes

Daniel 8:1

  • The author probably changes back to Hebrew because he focuses again (as with Daniel 1:1–2:4a) on the holy people, Israel, for the rest of the book.

  • The third year of King Belshazzar’s reign was around 554 to 551 BC. This was about two years after the vision in Daniel 7 and over a decade before Babylon fell in 539 BC (Daniel 5:31).

Daniel 8:1–27

This vision builds on the vision in Daniel 7, developing additional symbolism regarding the second and third beasts (Daniel 7:5–6). It describes a small horn that comes from the goat, similar to the "little horn" in Daniel 7:8, 20–25; the "prince" in 9:26–27; and the "despicable person" in 11:21–45.

Events

People

Belshazzar: The last Emperor of Babylon, son of Nabonidus Daniel: Prophet in Babylon, known for wisdom and visions

Glossary

Apocalyptic Book of Daniel Daniel (Person) Horn Susa Vision, Visions

Topics

Daniel: A Jewish Captive, Also Called Belteshazzar: Prophecies of Persia: Prophecies Concerning Vision of Daniel of the Ram and the He-Goat