Daniel 7:19

7:19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning ¹  of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others. It was very dreadful, with two rows of iron teeth and bronze claws, and it devoured, crushed, and trampled anything that was left with its feet.

Daniel 7:5

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

[7:19]  ¹ tn Aram “to make certain.”

[7:5]  ² tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

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