Daniel 7:5

7:5 “Then ¹  a second beast appeared, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and there were three ribs ²  in its mouth between its teeth. ³  It was told, ⁴  ‘Get up and devour much flesh!’

Daniel 7:7

7:7 “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions ⁵  a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. ⁶  It had two large rows ⁷  of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

Daniel 8:13

8:13 Then I heard a holy one ⁸  speaking. Another holy one said to the one who was speaking, “To what period of time does the vision pertain – this vision concerning the daily sacrifice and the destructive act of rebellion and the giving over of both the sanctuary and army to be trampled?”

Daniel 10:16

10:16 Then ⁹  one who appeared to be a human being ¹⁰  was touching my lips. I opened my mouth and started to speak, saying to the one who was standing before me, “Sir, ¹¹  due to the vision, anxiety has gripped me and I have no strength.

[7:5]  ¹ tn Aram “and behold.”

[7:5]  ² sn The three ribs held securely in the mouth of the bear, perhaps representing Media-Persia, apparently symbolize military conquest, but the exact identity of the “ribs” is not clear. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia.

[7:5]  ³ tc The LXX lacks the phrase “between its teeth.”

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Aram “and thus they were saying to it.”

[7:7]  ⁵ tn The Aramaic text has also “and behold.” So also in vv. 8, 13.

[7:7]  ⁶ sn The fourth animal differs from the others in that it is nondescript. Apparently it was so fearsome that Daniel could find nothing with which to compare it. Attempts to identify this animal as an elephant or other known creature are conjectural.

[7:7]  ⁷ tn The Aramaic word for “teeth” is dual rather than plural, suggesting two rows of teeth.

[8:13]  ⁸ sn The holy one referred to here is presumably an angel. Cf. 4:13[10], 23 [20].

[10:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “Behold.”

[10:16]  ¹⁰ tc So most Hebrew MSS; one Hebrew MS along with the Dead Sea Scrolls and LXX read “something that looked like a man’s hand.”

[10:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “my lord,” here a title of polite address. Cf. v. 19.