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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

חִידֽוֹת riddle H2420 · TWOT 616a
קְרָנָ֑יִם horn H7161 · TWOT 2072a
קָד֖וֹשׁ sacred H6918 · TWOT 1990b
מִקְדָּשֽׁ sacred place H4720 · TWOT 1990f
קֹֽדֶשׁ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a

People & Context

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 …

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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