Daniel 8

Daniel 8

Morris - Daniel was translated in his vision to the capital of Persia even before the Persians had conquered Babylon. Furthermore, his vision then prophesied the eventual defeat of Persia by Greece, as well as the still more distant break-up of the Grecian empire. It is not surprising that those who deny supernatural divine inspiration must try to assign the book of Daniel to a later period. (Daniel 8 Defender's Study Bible Notes) NET Note on Ulai Canal - The term אוּבַל (’uval = “stream, river”) is a relatively rare word in biblical Hebrew, found only here and in vv. 3 and 6. The Ulai was apparently a sizable artificial canal in Susa (cf. NASB, NIV, NCV), and not a river in the ordinary sense of that word. Daniel 8:3 THEN I LIFTED MY EYES AND LOOKED, AND BEHOLD, A RAM WHICH HAD TWO HORNS WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE CANAL. NOW THE TWO HORNS WERE LONG, BUT ONE WAS LONGER THAN THE OTHER, WITH THE LONGER ONE COMING UP LAST: BGT Daniel 8:3 ἀναβλέψας εἶδον κριὸν ἕνα μέγαν ἑστῶτα ἀπέναντι τῆς πύλης καὶ εἶχε κέρατα καὶ τὸ ἓν ὑψηλότερον τοῦ ἑτέρου καὶ τὸ ὑψηλότερον ἀνέβαινε --- Daniel (TH) 8:3 καὶ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδοὺ κριὸς εἷς ἑστηκὼς πρὸ τοῦ Ουβαλ καὶ αὐτῷ κέρατα καὶ τὰ κέρατα ὑψηλά καὶ τὸ ἓν ὑψηλότερον τοῦ ἑτέρου καὶ τὸ ὑψηλὸν ἀνέβαινεν ἐπ᾽ ἐσχάτων LXE Daniel 8:3 And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, a ram standing in front of the Ubal; and he had high horns; and one was higher than the other, and the high one came up last. KJV Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. NET Daniel 8:3 I looked up and saw a ram with two horns standing at the canal. Its two horns were both long, but one was longer than the other. The longer one was coming up after the shorter one. CSB Daniel 8:3 I looked up, and there was a ram standing beside the canal. He had two horns. The two horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up last. ESV Daniel 8:3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. NIV Daniel 8:3 I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. NLT Daniel 8:3 As I looked up, I saw a ram with two long horns standing beside the river. One of the horns was longer than the other, even though it had grown later than the other one. NRS Daniel 8:3 I looked up and saw a ram standing beside the river. It had two horns. Both horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one came up second. NJB Daniel 8:3 I raised my eyes to look, and I saw a ram standing in front of the gate. It had two horns; both were tall, but one taller than the other, and the one that rose the higher was the second. NAB Daniel 8:3 I looked up and saw standing by the river a ram with two great horns, the one larger and newer than the other. YLT Daniel 8:3 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain ram is standing before the stream, and it hath two horns, and the two horns are high; and the one is higher than the other, and the high one is coming up last. GWN Daniel 8:3 I looked up and saw a single ram standing beside the gate. The ram had two long horns, one longer than the other, though the longer one had grown up later. BBE Daniel 8:3 And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last. RSV Daniel 8:3 I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the river. It had two horns; and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. NKJ Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted my eyes and saw, and there, standing beside the river, was a ram which had two horns, and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. ASV Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. DBY Daniel 8:3 And I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns; and the two horns were high; and one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. BHT Daniel 8:3 wä´eSSä´ `ênay wä´er´è wühinnË ´aºyil ´eHäd `ömëd lipnê hä´ùbäl wülô qüränäºyim wühaqqüränaºyim Güböhôt wühä´aHat Güböhâ min-haššënît wühaºGGüböhâ `ölâ Bä´aHárönâ NIRV Daniel 8:3 I looked up and saw a ram that had two horns. He was standing beside the waterway. His horns were long. One of them was longer than the other. But it grew up later. I lifted: Da 10:5 Nu 24:2 Josh 5:13 1Ch 21:16 Zec 1:18 2:1 5:1,5,9 6:1 Ram: Da 8:20 Da 2:39 Da 7:5 One [horn]: Media was the more ancient kingdom; but Persia, after Cyrus, was the most considerable. Da 5:31 6:28 Ezra 1:2 4:5 Es 1:3 Isa 13:17, 21:2, 44:28, Jer 51:11 Daniel 8 Resources - multiple sermons and commentaries Then I lifted my eyes and looked - This appears to be his vision. One is reminded of John's apocalyptic visions in the Revelation, where he repeatedly uses the words "I saw." God Almighty showed these two great prophets what was soon to come to pass (Yes, John was a prophet!) Behold ( 02009 ) (hinneh) is used to call attention to something and thus in this context directs the reader to give special attention to what follows. When you encounter a "behold" in Scripture, realize that God is trying to "get your attention" regarding what follows. Hinneh is used 11x in this last section of Daniel - Dan 8:3, 5, 15, 19; 10:5, 10, 13, 16, 20; 11:2; 12:5.