KJV King James Version
And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.
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Daniel 8:21
And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
WEB World English Bible
The rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
ASV American Standard Version
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Daniel 8
18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end [shall be].
20 The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהַצָּפִ֥ירH6842 · tsa.phirmale goatהַשָּׂעִ֖ירH8163 · sa.irhairyמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיָוָ֑ןH3120 · ya.vanJavanוְהַקֶּ֤רֶןH7161 · qe.renhornהַגְּדוֹלָה֙H1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבֵּין־H996 · ba.yinbetweenעֵינָ֔יוH5869 · a.yineyeה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהַמֶּ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃H7223 · ri.shonfirst
Cross-references
Daniel 11:3And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.Daniel 10:20Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.Daniel 8:5-8And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes.
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