Daniel 8:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ I thought about the ram. {\cf2\super [89]} While I was thinking, I saw a male goat come from the west. This goat had one large horn that was easy to see. This goat ran so fast that its feet hardly touched the ground.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ As I was considering, behold, a he-goat [the king of Greece] came from the west across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground, and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable horn between his eyes [symbolizing Alexander the Great]. [Dan. 8:21.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Common English Bible

⁵ I was trying to understand this when suddenly a he-goat came from the west, crossing the entire earth but not touching the ground. Between this goat’s eyes was a horn that was a sight to see.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And I understood, and behold, a he-goat among she-goats came from the West above the face of the entire earth, and he did not touch the ground. Furthermore, the he-goat had a preeminent horn between his eyes.

Daniel 8:5 Cross References

Daniel 11:3

Then a very strong and powerful king will come. He will rule with much power. He will do anything he wants.

Daniel 2:32

The head of the statue was made from pure gold. The chest and the arms of the statue were made from silver. The belly and upper part of the legs of the statue were made from bronze.

Daniel 2:39

“Another kingdom will come after you—\{that is the silver part\}. But that kingdom will not be as great as your kingdom. Next, a third kingdom will rule over the earth—that is the bronze part.

Daniel 7:6

“After that, I looked, and there in front of me was another animal. This animal looked like a leopard. {\cf2\super [73]} And the leopard had four wings on its back. The wings looked like a bird’s wings. This animal had four heads. It was given authority to rule.

Daniel 8:21

The goat is the king of Greece. The big horn between its eyes is the first king.

Daniel 8:6

That goat came to the ram {\cf2\super [90]} with the two horns. This was the ram I had seen standing by the Ulai River. The goat was very angry. And it ran toward the ram.

Daniel 8:8

So the goat became very powerful. But when he was strong, his big horn broke. Then four horns grew in place of the one big horn. Those four horns were easy to see. Those four horns pointed in four different directions.