Discovery BoxDaniel 2:40 
Context2:40 Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces 1 all of these metals, 2 so it will break in pieces and crush the others. 3
Daniel 7:6
Context7:6 “After these things, 4 as I was watching, another beast 5 like a leopard appeared, with four bird-like wings on its back. 6 This beast had four heads, 7 and ruling authority was given to it.
1 tc Theodotion and the Vulgate lack the phrase “and as iron breaks in pieces.”
2 tn The Aramaic text does not have this word, but it has been added in the translation for clarity.
3 tn The words “the others” are supplied from the context.
4 tn Aram “this.” So also in v. 7.
5 tn Aram “and behold, another one.”
6 tn Or “sides.”
7 sn If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan 8:8.
