Daniel 8:20
הָאַיִל אֲשֶׁר ־ רָאִיתָ בַּעַל הַקְּרָנָיִם מַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרָֽס ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
In Context
19וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי מוֹדִֽיעֲךָ אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ יִהְיֶה בְּאַחֲרִית הַזָּעַם כִּי לְמוֹעֵד קֵֽץ ׃
Cross References
Daniel 5:28פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָֽס ׃
Daniel 11:1וַאֲנִי בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמָּדִי עָמְדִי לְמַחֲזִיק וּלְמָעוֹז לֽוֹ ׃
Matthew Henry on Daniel 8:16-27
The Vision of the Ram and Goat. ( b. c. 553.) 15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.… Read the whole commentary →