Daniel 7:6

7:6 “After these things, ¹  as I was watching, another beast ²  like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. ³  This beast had four heads, ⁴  and ruling authority was given to it.

Hosea 13:7

13:7 So ⁵  I will pounce on them like a lion; ⁶ 

like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

Revelation 13:2

13:2 Now ⁷  the beast that I saw was like a leopard, but its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The ⁸  dragon gave the beast ⁹  his power, his throne, and great authority to rule. ¹⁰ 

[7:6]  ¹ tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.

[7:6]  ² tn Aram “and behold, another one.”

[7:6]  ³ tn Or “sides.”

[7:6]  ⁴ 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.

[13:7]  ⁵ tn The vav consecutive + preterite form וָאֱהִי (va’ehi) introduces a consequential or result clause; cf. NAB “Therefore”; NCV “That is why.”

[13:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “So I will be like a lion to them” (so NASB); NIV “I will come upon them like a lion.”

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the parenthetical nature of the following description of the beast.

[13:2]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “gave it”; the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:2]  ¹⁰ tn For the translation “authority to rule” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.