DAN 8:21 Parallel Verse View

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ULT The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

UST The goat that you saw represents the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes represents its first king.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE The rough male goat is the king of Greece. The great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.

LSV And the young male goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is the first king;

FBV The male goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is its first king.

T4T The goat that you saw represents the kingdom of Greece, and the horn that appeared between its eyes represents its first king.

LEB “And the hairy he-goat is the _⌊kingdom_⌋[fn] of Greece, and the great horn that is between his eyes—he is the first king.

8:21 Literally “king”

BBE And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

Moff the he-goat is the kingdom of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king of Greece.

JPS And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

ASV And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

DRA And the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn that was between his eyes, the same is the first king.

YLT And the young he-goat, the hairy one, [is] the king of Javan; and the great horn that [is] between its eyes is the first king;

Drby And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.

RV And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

SLT And the hairy he goat, the king of Grecia: and the great horn which is between his eyes, he the first king.

Wbstr And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

KJB-1769 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

KJB-1611 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia, and the great horne that is betweene his eyes, is the first king.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the goate, is the king of Grecia: and the great horne that is betwixt his eyes, that is the first king.
(And the goat, is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is betwixt his eyes, that is the first king.)

Gnva And the goate is the King of Grecia, and the great horne that is betweene his eyes, is the first King.
(And the goat is the King of Grecia, and the great horn that is between his eyes, is the first King. )

Cvdl but the goate is the kynge of Grekelonde: the greate horne that stode betwixte his eyes, that is the pryncipall kynge.
(but the goat is the king of Greeklonde: the great horn that stood between his eyes, that is the principal king.)

Wycl Forsothe the buc of geet is the kyng of Grekis; and the greet horn that was bitwixe hise iyen, he is the firste kyng.
(For_certain/Truly the buck of goat is the king of Greeks; and the great horn that was between his eyes, he is the first king.)

Luth Der Ziegenbock aber ist der König in Griechenland. Das große Horn zwischen seinen Augen ist der erste König.
(The billy-goat but is the/of_the king in Griechenland. The large Horn between his eyes is the/of_the first king.)

ClVg Porro hircus caprarum, rex Græcorum est; et cornu grande, quod erat inter oculos ejus, ipse est rex primus.
(Further goat goatrum, king Græcorum it_is; and horn big, that was between the_eyes his, exactly_that/himself it_is king primus. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 8:1–27 Daniel had a dream about a ram and a goat

At this point in the narrative, the author of the book of Daniel again began to write in the Hebrew language. He described another vision, this one occurring during the third year of Belshazzar’s reign over Babylon. In this vision Daniel was by the bank of a canal near the city of Susa. He saw a very powerful ram with two horns that charged in all directions. Next he saw a goat with one large horn between its eyes. The goat attacked and defeated the ram and grew very powerful. Its large horn broke and four prominent horns grew in its place. From one of those four horns grew a small horn. That little horn grew as high as the stars, as high as the army of heaven, and as high as the commander of the army. When it was at its highest, it stopped the daily sacrifices and desecrated the temple.

The angel Gabriel came to Daniel and explained the meaning of what he had seen. The ram and the goat represented kings and their kingdoms. The little horn represented a particularly wicked king. That king would even defy God, but in the end that wicked king would be destroyed.

Some versions have two headings within this section. For example:

NET Daniel Has a Vision of a Goat and a Ram (8:1)

An Angel Interprets Daniel’s Vision (8:15)

NRSV Vision of a Ram and a Goat (8:1)

Gabriel Interprets the Vision (8:15)

GNT Daniel’s Vision of a Ram and a Goat

The Angel Gabriel Explains the Vision (8:15)

BFrCL88 Second vision: the Ram and the Goat (8:1)

Interpretation of the second vision (8:15)

GeCL97 A second vision: The battle between the Ram and the Goat (8:1)

The meaning of the vision of the ram and the goat (8:15)

There are a number of similarities between chapter eight and chapter seven. For example, both chapters use symbolic language to describe kingdoms, and both use the symbol of a horn to refer to particular rulers of those kingdoms. In spite of these similarities, it is important to understand that the symbols in the two chapters do not necessarily refer to the same things. For example, while there are similarities between the two little horns, there are also important differences. The Notes will explain some of these differences. The Notes will also suggest ways to translate these symbols.

As noted above, the chapter is divided into two parts, one that describes the vision and one that gives the interpretation of the vision. Both parts lead to a climax. In the first part the horn grew until it became so great that it succeeded in everything it did (8:12). A similar sequence of events occurs in the second part of the vision. Gabriel described the growth of the horn and its climactic success (8:24–26). At the end of the chapter, Gabriel announced that God would destroy the horn (8:25).

The vision includes a number of images that may seem obscure and confusing. It is usually best to translate these images in a literal way. Even Daniel did not understand the full meaning of what he saw.

Paragraph 8:20–22

Gabriel explained the meaning of the ram that Daniel had seen in his vision.

8:21a

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece,

The buck, the he-goat, represents the king of Greece,
The male goat signifies the king of Greece,

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece: Again there is no verb in the Hebrew text, and here the BSB has supplied the verb represents. Supply the verb that is natural in your language. Here are other ways to translate this verse part:

the male goat is the king of Greece (NRSV)

the he-goat is the king of Greece (REB)

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece (NLT)

the king of Greece: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as Greece is “Javan.” It refers to the land that is now called Greece.

8:21b

and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

and the big horn between his eyes represents the first king.
and the large horn between his eyes signifies the first king of Greece.

and the large horn between his eyes is the first king: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as large can also mean “great.” Some English versions translate it in this way to make the comparison with the king clearer. For example:

and the great horn between its eyes is the first king (NRSV)

and the powerful horn between its eyes is the first of its kings (CEV)

Parallel DAN 8:21

Section 8:1–27 Daniel had a dream about a ram and a goat

Paragraph 8:20–22

8:21a

8:21b