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Daniel 8:5

3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

4 I 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.

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.

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

7 I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And I was considering, and behold, a male of the goats was coming from the west, over the face of all the earth, and without touching on the ground, and the goat [had] a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
ÅB
Og da jeg videre gav akt, fikk jeg se en geitebukk som kom fra vest og fór fram over hele jorden uten å røre ved jorden, og bukken hadde et veldig horn mellom øynene.
OTB
Mens jeg overveide dette, kom plutselig en geitebukk med et iøynefallende horn mellom øynene fra vest, og den krysset hele jorden uten å berøre bakken.
B1930
Og da jeg videre gav akt, fikk jeg se en gjetebukk som kom fra vest og fór frem over hele jorden uten å røre ved jorden, og bukken hadde et veldig horn mellem øinene.

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  • Daniel 8:21

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

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  • Daniel 8:8

    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.

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  • Daniel 11:3

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

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  • Daniel 7:6

    Next, as I watched, 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.

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  • Daniel 2:39

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

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  • Daniel 2:32

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

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