Daniel 8:21

8:21 The male goat ¹  is the king of Greece, ²  and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.

Daniel 8:8

8:8 The male goat acted even more arrogantly. But no sooner had the large horn become strong than it was broken, and there arose four conspicuous horns ³  in its place, ⁴  extending toward the four winds of the sky. ⁵ 

[8:21]  ¹ tn Heb “the he-goat, the buck.” The expression is odd, and the second word may be an explanatory gloss.

[8:21]  ² tn Heb “Javan.”

[8:8]  ³ tn The word “horns” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied.

[8:8]  ⁴ sn The four conspicuous horns refer to Alexander’s successors. After his death, Alexander’s empire was divided up among four of his generals: Cassander, who took Macedonia and Greece; Lysimachus, who took Thrace and parts of Asia Minor; Seleucus, who took Syria and territory to its east; and Ptolemy, who took control of Egypt.

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Or “the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.