Daniel 8:5 “As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn…”

Daniel 8:5

As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn’t touch the ground. The goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

American Standard Version

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Geneva Bible 1599

And as I considered, beholde, a goate came from the West ouer the whole earth, and touched not the grounde: and this goate had an horne that appeared betweene his eyes.

Darby Translation

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation

'And I have been considering, and lo, a young he-goat hath come from the west, over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as to the young he-goat, a conspicuous horn [is] between its eyes.

Bible in Basic English

And while I was giving thought to this, I saw a he-goat coming from the west over the face of all the earth without touching the earth: and the he-goat had a great horn between his eyes.

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Cross references

“an he-goat”

Daniel 8:21 Daniel 2:32 Daniel 2:39 Daniel 7:6

Daniel 8:21 · BSB

The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.

Daniel 2:32 · BSB

The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

Daniel 2:39 · BSB

But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.

Daniel 7:6 · BSB

Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.

“a notable horn”

Daniel 8:8 Daniel 11:3

Daniel 8:8 · BSB

Thus the goat became very great, but at the height of his power, his large horn was broken off, and four prominent horns came up in its place, pointing toward the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 11:3 · BSB

Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

6He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and rushed at him with furious power.

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