The Meaning of Daniel 8:1 Explained

Daniel 8:1

KJV: In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

YLT: In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision hath appeared unto me -- I Daniel -- after that which had appeared unto me at the beginning.

Darby: In the third year of the reign of Belshazzar the king, a vision appeared unto me, even to me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

ASV: In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 8:1?

MEANING: What does Daniel 8:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 8:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 8:1?

What is the context of Daniel 8:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

What does Daniel 8:1 Mean?

Study Notes

vision
The eighth chapter gives details concerning the second and third world-kingdoms: the silver and brass kingdoms of Daniel 2; the bear and leopard kingdoms of Daniel 7, viz., the Medo-Persian and Macedonian kingdoms of history. At the time of this vision ( Daniel 8:1 ) the first monarchy was nearing its end. Belshazzar was the last king of that monarchy.

third year About B.C. 530.

Verse Meaning

The third year of Belshazzar was about551 B.C, two years after the vision in chapter7 and about12years before the events of chapter5. Daniel was then living within the kingdom of Neo-Babylonia, the first beast of chapter7. Apparently this was not a dream combined with a vision ( Daniel 7:1), but just a vision. Probably it came to Daniel during the daytime. The vision that appeared to Daniel previously refers to the one in chapter7.

Context Summary

Daniel 8:1-14 - God's Sanctuary Dishonored

Shushan was the lily palace. There, by the river Ulai, the prophet beheld in vision the attack which would subsequently be made on the Medo-Persian kingdom by Alexander. The great horn which was broken is, of course, Alexander, and the four notable ones are his four generals, who after his death divided up his conquests. The little horn is referred by many to Antiochus, whose conflict with the Maccabees was one of the most significant in later Jewish history. Others refer it to Mohammed and his followers, who have reigned over the same regions. In this case the little horn would stand for the Eastern apostasy as distinguished from the Western, which is said to be represented by the little horn of the fourth beast, Daniel 7:8. The Books of the Maccabees, included in the Apocrypha, should be studied to understand more clearly what is intended in Daniel 8:11-12. The explanation of these obscure verses is also given in Daniel 8:24-25. Antiochus was obsessed with hatred against the spiritual worship of the Jews, and their refusal to admit his image into the Temple. He stayed their sacrifices, though they were restored for a season, to be finally suspended during the present age. The day for a year system, Daniel 8:14, may refer to the desolations of the Turkish or Ottoman empire, of which Antiochus was the representative. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 8

¹ Daniel's vision of the ram and he goat
¹³ The two thousand three hundred days of the suspension of the daily sacrifice
¹⁵ Gabriel comforts Daniel, and interprets the vision

What do the individual words in Daniel 8:1 mean?

In year three of the reign of Belshazzar King a vision appeared to me [to] me Daniel after the one that appeared to me the first time

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְמַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ חָז֞וֹן נִרְאָ֤ה אֵלַי֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל אַחֲרֵ֛י הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י בַּתְּחִלָּֽה

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	In year
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
שָׁל֔וֹשׁ	three
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ Sense: three, triad.
לְמַלְכ֖וּת	of the reign
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מַלְכוּת Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.
בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר	of Belshazzar
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר Sense: king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall.
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
חָז֞וֹן	a vision
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חָזׄון Sense: vision.
נִרְאָ֤ה	appeared
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֵלַי֙	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֲנִ֣י	[to] me
Parse: Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אֲנִי Sense: I (first pers.
דָנִיֵּ֔אל	Daniel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּנִאֵל Sense: the 2nd son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess.
אַחֲרֵ֛י	after
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
הַנִּרְאָ֥ה	the one that appeared
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֵלַ֖י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
בַּתְּחִלָּֽה	the first time
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: תְּחִלָּה Sense: beginning, first.

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