7:23 “This is what he told me: 1
‘The fourth beast means that there will be a fourth kingdom on earth
that will differ from all the other kingdoms.
It will devour all the earth
and will trample and crush it.
8:5 While I was contemplating all this, 2 a male goat 3 was coming from the west over the surface of all the land 4 without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn 5 between its eyes.
1 tn Aram “thus he said.”
2 tn The words “all this” are added in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarification.
3 tn Heb “and behold, a he-goat of the goats.”
4 tn Or “of the whole earth” (NAB, ASV, NASB, NRSV).
5 tn Heb “a horn of vision” [or “conspicuousness”], i.e., “a conspicuous horn,” one easily seen.