New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 8:2-16
2I 1lookedH7200 in the visionH2377, and while I was lookingH7200 I was in the citadelH1002 of 2SusaH7800, whichH834 is in the provinceH4082 of 3ElamH5867; and I lookedH7200 in the visionH2377 and I myselfH589 was besideH5921 the UlaiH195 4CanalH180. 3Then I liftedH5375 my eyesH5869 and lookedH7200, and beholdH2009, a 5ramH352 which had two hornsH7161 was standingH5975 in frontH6440 of the 6canalH180. Now the two hornsH7161 were 7longH1364, but oneH259 was 8longerH1364 thanH4480 the otherH8145, with the 9longerH1364 oneH1364 comingH5927 up lastH314. 4I sawH7200 the ramH352 10buttingH5055 westwardH3220, northwardH6828, and southwardH5045, and noH3808 other beastsH2421 could standH5975 beforeH6440 him norH369 was thereH369 anyone to rescueH5337 from his 11powerH3027, but 12he didH6213 as he pleasedH7522 and magnifiedH1431 himself.
5While I was observingH995, beholdH2009, a maleH6842 goatH6842 was comingH935 from the westH4628 overH5921 the surfaceH6440 of the wholeH3605 earthH776 withoutH369 touchingH5060 the groundH776; and the 13goatH6842 had a 14conspicuousH2380 hornH7161 betweenH996 his eyesH5869. 6He cameH935 up to the ramH352 that had the two hornsH7161, whichH834 I had seenH7200 standingH5975 in frontH6440 of the 15canalH180, and rushedH7323 at him in his mightyH3581 wrathH2534. 7I sawH7200 him comeH5060 besideH681 the ramH352, and he was enragedH4843 at him; and he struckH5221 the ramH352 and shatteredH7665 his twoH8147 hornsH7161, and the ramH352 hadH1961 noH3808 strengthH3581 to withstandH5975 him. So he hurledH7993 him to the groundH776 and trampledH7429 on him, and there was noneH3808 to rescueH5337 the ramH352 from his 16powerH3027. 8Then the maleH6842 goatH5795 magnifiedH1431 himself exceedinglyH5704H3966. But as soon as 17he was mightyH6105, the 18largeH1419 hornH7161 was brokenH7665; and in its placeH8478 there cameH5927 up fourH702 conspicuousH2380 horns toward the 19fourH702 windsH7307 of heavenH8064.
9Out of oneH259 of them cameH3318 forthH3318 a rather 20smallH6810 hornH7161 which grewH1431 exceedinglyH3499 greatH1431 towardH413 the southH5045, towardH413 the eastH4217, and towardH413 the 2122BeautifulH6643 Land. 10It grewH1431 up to the hostH6635 of heavenH8064 and caused someH4480 of the hostH6635 and someH4480 of the 23starsH3556 to fallH5307 to the earthH776, and it 24trampledH7429 them downH7429. 11It evenH5704 25magnifiedH1431 itself 26to be equalH5704 with the 27CommanderH8269 of the hostH6635; and it removedH7311 the 28regularH8548 sacrificeH8548 from Him, and the placeH4349 of His sanctuaryH4720 was thrownH7993 downH7993. 12And on account of transgressionH6588 the hostH6635 will be givenH5414 over to the horn alongH5921 with the regularH8548 sacrificeH8548; and it will 29flingH7993 truthH571 to the groundH776 and performH6213 its will and prosperH6743. 13Then I heardH8085 a 30holyH6918 oneH6918 speakingH1696, and anotherH259 holyH6918 oneH6918 saidH559 to that particularH6423 oneH6423 who was speakingH1696, “31HowH4970 longH5704H4970 will the visionH2377 about the regularH8548 sacrificeH8548 apply, 32while the transgressionH6588 causesH8074 horrorH8074, so as to allowH5414 both the holyH6944 place and the hostH6635 33to be 34trampledH4823?” 14He saidH559 to me, “For 352,300H505H7969H3967 eveningsH6153 and morningsH1242; then the holyH6944 place will be 36properlyH6663 restoredH6663.”
15When 37I, DanielH1840, had seenH7200 the visionH2377, I soughtH1245 38to understandH998 it; and beholdH2009, standingH5975 beforeH5048 me was one 39whoH4758 lookedH4758 like a 40manH1397. 16And I heardH8085 the voiceH6963 of a manH120 betweenH996 the banks of UlaiH195, and he calledH7121 out and saidH559, “41GabrielH1403, giveH995 thisH1975 man an understandingH995 of the visionH4758.”
Notes
- 1. Daniel 8:2 Num 12:6; Dan 7:2, 15; 8:3 ↩
- 2. Daniel 8:2 Neh 1:1; Esth 1:2; 2:8 ↩
- 3. Daniel 8:2 Gen 10:22; 14:1; Is 11:11; Jer 25:25; Ezek 32:24 ↩
- 4. Daniel 8:2 Or river ↩
- 5. Daniel 8:3 Dan 8:20 ↩
- 6. Daniel 8:3 Or river ↩
- 7. Daniel 8:3 Lit high(er) ↩
- 8. Daniel 8:3 Lit high(er) ↩
- 9. Daniel 8:3 Lit high(er) ↩
- 10. Daniel 8:4 Deut 33:17; 1 Kin 22:11; Ezek 34:21 ↩
- 11. Daniel 8:4 Lit hand ↩
- 12. Daniel 8:4 Dan 11:3 ↩
- 13. Daniel 8:5 Lit buck ↩
- 14. Daniel 8:5 Dan 8:8, 21; 11:3 ↩
- 15. Daniel 8:6 Or river ↩
- 16. Daniel 8:7 Lit hand ↩
- 17. Daniel 8:8 2 Chr 26:16; Dan 5:20 ↩
- 18. Daniel 8:8 Dan 8:22 ↩
- 19. Daniel 8:8 Dan 7:2; Rev 7:1 ↩
- 20. Daniel 8:9 Dan 8:23 ↩
- 21. Daniel 8:9 I.e. Israel ↩
- 22. Daniel 8:9 Ps 48:2; Dan 11:16, 41 ↩
- 23. Daniel 8:10 Is 14:13; Jer 48:26; Rev 12:4 ↩
- 24. Daniel 8:10 Dan 7:7; 8:7 ↩
- 25. Daniel 8:11 2 Kin 19:22, 23; 2 Chr 32:15-17; Is 37:23; Dan 8:25; 11:36, 37 ↩
- 26. Daniel 8:11 Lit up to the ↩
- 27. Daniel 8:11 Or Prince ↩
- 28. Daniel 8:11 Ezek 46:14; Dan 11:31; 12:11 ↩
- 29. Daniel 8:12 Is 59:14 ↩
- 30. Daniel 8:13 Dan 4:13, 23; 1 Pet 1:12 ↩
- 31. Daniel 8:13 Ps 74:10; 79:5; Is 6:11; Dan 12:6, 8; Rev 6:10 ↩
- 32. Daniel 8:13 Or possibly and the transgression that horrifies ↩
- 33. Daniel 8:13 Lit as a trampling ↩
- 34. Daniel 8:13 Is 63:18; Jer 12:10; Luke 21:24; Heb 10:29; Rev 11:2 ↩
- 35. Daniel 8:14 Dan 7:25; 12:7, 11; Rev 11:2, 3; 12:14; 13:5 ↩
- 36. Daniel 8:14 Lit vindicated ↩
- 37. Daniel 8:15 Dan 8:1 ↩
- 38. Daniel 8:15 Lit understanding ↩
- 39. Daniel 8:15 Lit like the appearance of a man ↩
- 40. Daniel 8:15 Dan 7:13; 10:16, 18 ↩
- 41. Daniel 8:16 Dan 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26 ↩
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
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