King James Version
Daniel 8:6 in the King James Version says “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 h...” — study this verse from Daniel chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Daniel 8:6 · KJV
I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great.
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. touched: or, none touched him in the earth a notable: Heb. a horn of sight
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.
And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.
Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
KJV Study — Public Domain
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“to the ram”
H352properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically an oak or other strong tree
“that had”
H1167a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
“two horns”
H7161a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e., ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a moun
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which I had seen”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“standing”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“of his power”
H3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)
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