Daniel 7:3

And four chayyot hagedolot (great beasts) came up from the yam, different one from another.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

In Context

2Daniel answered and said, I saw in my vision that came by night, and, hinei, the arbah ruchot (four winds) of Shomayim burst forth upon the yam hagadol (great sea).

4Harishonah (the first) was like an arye (lion), and had eagleʼs wings. I was beholding until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from ha'aretz, and was made to stand upon two feet like a man, and a manʼs lev was given to it. + 7:4 See Dan 4:34 [4:31]

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Cross References

Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her cubs; 1 it became a strong lion, 1 and it learned to tear teref (prey); 1 it devoured adam. 1

Daniel 2:37Thou, O king, art a king of kings; for the G-d of Shomayim hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

Daniel 7:17These chayyot hagedolot (great beasts), which are arbah (four), are four melachim, which shall arise out of ha'aretz.

Revelation 13:1+ 13:1 CHAPTER 13 COULD BE TITLED: THE “NUREMBERG RALLIES” OF THE LITTLE MOUTH OF THE LITTLE HORN ( Dan 7:8 ) WHO IS THE CHAYYAH (BEAST, ANTI-MOSHIACH) And I saw out of the yam (sea) a Chayyah (Beast, Anti-Moshiach) coming up, having eser (ten) karnayim (horns) and shiva (seven) heads and on the horns of it asarah (ten) diadems and on the heads of it there were names of Chillul Hashem gidufim (blasphemies). + 13:1 Dan 7:1-6; 11:36

Matthew Henry on Daniel 7:2-9

The Vision of the Four Beasts. ( b. c. 555.) 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was… Read the whole commentary →

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