The Meaning of Daniel 8:6 Explained

Daniel 8:6

KJV: And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

YLT: And it cometh unto the ram possessing the two horns, that I had seen standing before the stream, and runneth unto it in the fury of its power.

Darby: And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.

ASV: And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 8:6?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 8:6 mean?

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What is the context of Daniel 8:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.

What does Daniel 8:6 Mean?

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 8:6 mean?

And he came to the ram that had two horns which I had seen standing beside the river and at ran him with furious power

וַיָּבֹ֗א עַד־ הָאַ֙יִל֙ בַּ֣עַל הַקְּרָנַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֔יתִי עֹמֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֻבָ֑ל וַיָּ֥רָץ אֵלָ֖יו בַּחֲמַ֥ת כֹּחֽוֹ

וַיָּבֹ֗א	And he came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָאַ֙יִל֙	the ram
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אַיִל Sense: ram.
בַּ֣עַל	that had
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בָּעַל Sense: owner, husband, lord.
הַקְּרָנַ֔יִם	two horns
Parse: Article, Noun, fd Root: קֶרֶן Sense: horn.
רָאִ֔יתִי	I had seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
עֹמֵ֖ד	standing
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לִפְנֵ֣י	beside
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
הָאֻבָ֑ל	the river
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֻבָל Sense: stream, river.
וַיָּ֥רָץ	and at ran
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.
בַּחֲמַ֥ת	with furious
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: חֵמָא Sense: heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles.
כֹּחֽוֹ	power
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: כֹּחַ Sense: strength, power, might.

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