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Daniel 7:5-6

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7:5 “Then 1  a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs 2  in its mouth between its teeth. 3  It was told, 4  ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

7:6 “After these things, 5  as I was watching, another beast 6  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. 7  This beast had four heads, 8  and ruling authority was given to it.

Daniel 11:3-4

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11:3 Then a powerful king 9  will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases. 11:4 Shortly after his rise to power, 10  his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky 11  – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.

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[7:5]  1 tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  2 sn The three ribs held securely in the mouth of the bear, perhaps representing Media-Persia, apparently symbolize military conquest, but the exact identity of the “ribs” is not clear. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia.

[7:5]  3 tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

[7:5]  4 tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.”

[7:6]  5 tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

[7:6]  6 tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

[7:6]  7 tn Or “sides.”

[7:6]  8 sn If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan 8:8.

[11:3]  9 sn The powerful king mentioned here is Alexander the Great (ca. 336-323 B.C.).

[11:4]  10 tn Heb “and when he stands.”

[11:4]  11 tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.



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