Daniel 8:6

Daniel 8:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
• New International Version (NIV)It came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at it in great rage.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing beside the river, and ran at him with furious power.
• New Living Translation (NLT)headed toward the two-horned ram that I had seen standing beside the river, rushing at him in a rage.

Context of Daniel 8:6

4I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. 5As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. 7I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. 8Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 8:6 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֗א עַד־הָאַ֙יִל֙ בַּ֣עַל הַקְּרָנַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֔יתִי עֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֻבָ֑ל וַיָּ֥רָץ אֵלָ֖יו בַּחֲמַ֥ת כֹּחֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the ramאַ֫יִל'ayil · ramH352
• that hadבַּעַלba‛al · master: owningH1167
• hornsקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• which I had seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• standingעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the riverאוּבַל'ûbâl 'ûbâl · riverH180
• and ranרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• unto him in the furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• of his powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for Daniel 8:6

• Daniel 8:3I 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.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And he came to the ram - This and the following verse give an account of the overthrow of the Persian empire by Alexander. And ran unto him in the fury of his power - The conflicts between the Greeks and the Persians were excessively severe. Alexander first vanquished the generals of Darius, at the river Granicus, in Phrygia; he next attacked and totally routed Darius, at the straits of Issus, in Cilicia; and afterwards at the plains of Arbela, in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And he came to the ram … - Representing the Medo-Persian power. And ran unto him in the fury of his power - Representing the fierceness and fury with which Alexander attacked the Persians at the Granicus, at Issus, and at Arbela, with which he invaded and overthrew them in their own country. Nothing would better express this than to say that it was done in “the fury of power.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-12Daniel 8:21–25 explains the symbolism.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. standing before the river--Ulai. It was at the "river" Granicus that Alexander fought his first victorious battle against Darius, 334 B.C.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings