Daniel 8:21

Daniel 8:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
• New International Version (NIV)The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The shaggy male goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king of the Greek Empire.

Context of Daniel 8:21

19And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; for at the appointed time the end shall be. 20The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king. 22As for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power. 23“And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.

Daniel 8:21 word by word

וְהַצָּפִ֥יר הַשָּׂעִ֖יר מֶ֣לֶךְ יָוָ֑ן וְהַקֶּ֤רֶן הַגְּדוֹלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּין־עֵינָ֔יו ה֖וּא הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the roughשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · he-goatH8163
• goatצָפִירtsâphîyr · male goatH6842
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Greciaיָוָןyâvân · GreeceH3120
• and the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
• between his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• the firstרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · firstH7223

Cross-references for Daniel 8:21

• Daniel 8:5And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
• Daniel 10:20Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come.
• Daniel 8:8Therefore the male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven.
• Daniel 11:3Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

Commentaries on Daniel 8:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And the rough goat - See the notes at Daniel 8:5. In Daniel 8:5 he is called a he-goat. Here the word rough or hairy - שׂעיר s'â‛ı̂yr - is applied to it. This appellation is often given to a goat Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 16:9; Genesis 37:31. It would seem that either term - a he-goat, or a hairy-goat - would serve to designate the animal, and it is probable that the terms were used indiscriminately. Is the king of Grecia - Represents the king of Greece…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 The eternal Son of God stood before the prophet in the appearance of a man, and directed the angel Gabriel to explain the vision. Daniel's fainting and astonishment at the prospect of evils he saw coming on his people and the church, confirm the opinion that long-continued calamities were foretold. The vision being ended, a charge was given to Daniel to keep it private for the present. He kept it to himself, and went on to do the duty of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The large horn represents Alexander the Great, the mighty first king who established the Greek Empire. Two centuries after Daniel, Alexander quickly conquered the world (Daniel 8:5). He defeated Persia in 331 BC. Alexander died in 323 BC when he was 33 years old. But not before he allowed people to call him a god. Josephus records that some Jewish priests showed the book of Daniel to Alexander. However, Alexander treated Homer’s Iliad as his sacred book…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. the first king--Philip was king of Macedon before Alexander, but the latter was the first who, as a generalissimo of Greece, subdued the Persian empire.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