Daniel 8:20
What does Daniel 8:20 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 8:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The sheep which you saw with two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`The ram that thou hast seen possessing two horns, <FI>are<Fi> the kings of Media and Persia.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The ram, which thou sawest with horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 8:3
Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
- Daniel 11:1
And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.
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