Daniel 8:7

8:7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram ¹  and struck it ²  and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. ³  The goat hurled the ram ⁴  to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power. ⁵ 

Daniel 9:13

9:13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, so all this calamity has come on us. Still we have not tried to pacify ⁶  the LORD our God by turning back from our sin and by seeking wisdom ⁷  from your reliable moral standards. ⁸ 

Daniel 10:7

10:7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. ⁹  On the contrary, they were overcome with fright ¹⁰  and ran away to hide.

[8:7]  ¹ tn Heb “him.”

[8:7]  ² tn Heb “the ram.”

[8:7]  ³ tn Heb “stand before him.”

[8:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “he hurled him.” The referents of both pronouns (the male goat and the ram) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:7]  ⁵ sn The goat of Daniel’s vision represents Greece; the large horn represents Alexander the Great. The ram stands for Media-Persia. Alexander’s rapid conquest of the Persians involved three battles of major significance which he won against overwhelming odds: Granicus (334 B.C.), Isus (333 B.C.), and Gaugemela (331 B.C.).

[9:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “we have not pacified the face of.”

[9:13]  ⁷ tn Or “by gaining insight.”

[9:13]  ⁸ tn Heb “by your truth.” The Hebrew term does not refer here to abstract truth, however, but to the reliable moral guidance found in the covenant law. See vv 10-11.

[10:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the vision.”

[10:7]  ¹² tn Heb “great trembling fell on them.”