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Daniel 8

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 8 of 12

1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar, a vision was seen by me, Daniel, after that which was seen by me at the beginning.

2 And I saw in the vision, and it happened in my seeing that I was at Shushan, the palace, which is in the province of Elam. And in a vision I saw, and I was by the Ulai Canal.

3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw. And behold! A ram was standing before the canal, and to it were two horns. And the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

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Chapter Summary

Daniel's vision of the ram and he-goat. The two thousand, three hundred days of sacrifice.

Key Hebrew Words

חָזוֹן vision H2377 · TWOT 633a
אַ֫יִל ram H352 · TWOT 45d
צָפִיר he-goat H6842 · TWOT 1962a
קֶ֫רֶן horn H7161 · TWOT 2072a
צָבָא host H6635 · TWOT 1865b
תָּמִיד continual sacrifice H8548 · TWOT 1157a

People & Context

Daniel

The prophet who receives and is sickened by the vision of the ram and he-goat at Shushan.

Gabriel

The angelic messenger sent to make Daniel understand the vision of the end-time.

Belshazzar

King of Babylon in whose third year the vision was given.

Timeline

Vision of the Ram and Male Goat

By the Ulai Canal, Daniel envisioned a ram with two horns being utterly shattered by a male goat, representing the kings of Media, Persia, and Greece [36-38]. Out of the goat's lineage, a little horn arose to magnify himself, trample the sanctuary, and remove the continual sacrifice.

Daniel 8:1-27

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