Daniel 4:18

4:18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare its ¹  interpretation, for none of the wise men in ²  my kingdom are able to make known to me the interpretation. But you can do so, for a spirit of the holy gods is in you.”

Daniel 6:17

6:17 Then a stone was brought and placed over the opening ³  to the den. The king sealed ⁴  it with his signet ring and with those ⁵  of his nobles so that nothing could be changed with regard to Daniel.

Daniel 8:5

8:5 While I was contemplating all this, ⁶  a male goat ⁷  was coming from the west over the surface of all the land ⁸  without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn ⁹  between its eyes.

[4:18]  ¹ tc The present translation reads פִּשְׁרֵהּ (pishreh, “its interpretation”) with the Qere and many medieval Hebrew MSS; the Kethib is פִּשְׁרָא (pishra’, “the interpretation”); so also v. 16.

[4:18]  ² tn Aram “of.”

[6:17]  ³ tn Aram “mouth.”

[6:17]  ⁴ sn The purpose of the den being sealed was to prevent unauthorized tampering with the opening of the den. Any disturbance of the seal would immediately alert the officials to improper activity of this sort.

[6:17]  ⁵ tn Aram “the signet rings.”

[8:5]  ⁶ tn The words “all this” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.

[8:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and behold, a he-goat of the goats.”

[8:5]  ⁸ tn Or “of the whole earth” (NAB, ASV, NASB, NRSV).

[8:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “a horn of vision” [or “conspicuousness”], i.e., “a conspicuous horn,” one easily seen.