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 · 2000

The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The ram which thou sawest, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The 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) · 1752

The ram, which thou sawest with horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The ram that thou sawest having the two horns: they are the kings of Media and Persia.

Context

v.19And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end.

v.20This passage

v.21And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.

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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