Daniel 7:6
in Daniel 7Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
KJV
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
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This verse in Daniel 7
Commentary
3 notes on this verseVerse 6. "After this I beheld, and lo, there was another beast like unto a leopard, and it had four wings of a bird all its own, and there were four heads to the beast, and power was given to it." The third kingdom was that of the Macedonians, of which we read in connection with the image, "The belly and thighs were of bronze." It is compared to a leopard because it is very swift and hormetikos, and it charges headlong to shed blood, and with a single bound rushes to its death. "And it had four wings..."
This site's exposition
eagle’s wings
on Daniel 7:4-6
The first beast, a lion with eagle's wings whose wings are plucked till it stands and is given a man's heart, is read by the traditional line, Keil, Barnes, and the site's own tradition following, as Babylon, its wings a figure for the swift conquests of Nebuchadnezzar and the plucking and standing a figure for his humbling in chapter 4. The bear raised on one side with three ribs in its mouth is read as Medo-Persia, the tilt reflecting Persia's dominance within the dual empire and the three ribs commonly read of Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt, its conquests. The four-winged, four-headed leopard is read as Greece under Alexander, the four heads matching the fourfold division of his empire among his generals after his early death, a division chapter 8 and chapter 11 both take up in more detail.
The record, by era
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Cassander had Macedonia; and Ptolemeus had Egypt. Dominion was given to this beast; it was given of God, from whom alone promotion comes. (4.) The fourth beast was more fierce, and formidable, and mischievous, than any of them, unlike any of the other, nor is there any among the beasts of prey to which it might be compared,
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּאתַ֨ר | batar | after | H870 → | 8 times |
| דְּנָ֜ה | denah | this | H1836 → | 58 times |
| חָזֵ֣ה | chazeh | seeing | H2370 → | 31 times |
| הֲוֵ֗ית | haveit | I was | H1934 → | 71 times |
| וַאֲר֤וּ | vaaru | and lo! | H718 → | 5 times |
| אָֽחֳרִי֙ | ʾochori | another | H317 → | 6 times |
| כִּנְמַ֔ר | kinmar | like a leopard | H5245 → | |
| וְלַ֨הּ | velah | and to it | ||
| גַּפִּ֥ין | gapin | wings | H1611 → | 3 times |
| אַרְבַּ֛ע | ʾarba' | four | H703 → | 8 times |
| דִּי־ | di- | of | H1768 → | 345 times |
| ע֖וֹף | of | a bird | H5776 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | [were] on | H5922 → | 104 times |
| גַּבַּ֑הּ | gabaiyah | back its | H1355 → | |
| וְאַרְבְּעָ֤ה | vearbeah | and four | H703 → | 8 times |
| רֵאשִׁין֙ | reshin | heads | H7217 → | 14 times |
| לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א | lecheiveta' | [were] to beast the | H2423 → | 20 times |
| וְשָׁלְטָ֖ן | veshaltan | and dominion | H7985 → | 14 times |
| יְהִ֥יב | yehiv | it was given | H3052 → | 28 times |
| לַֽהּ׃ | lah | to it |
בָּאתַ֨רafter
batarH870 →8 times
דְּנָ֜הthis
denahH1836 →58 times
חָזֵ֣הseeing
chazehH2370 →31 times
הֲוֵ֗יתI was
haveitH1934 →71 times
וַאֲר֤וּand lo!
vaaruH718 →5 times
אָֽחֳרִי֙another
ʾochoriH317 →6 times
כִּנְמַ֔רlike a leopard
kinmarH5245 →
וְלַ֨הּand to it
velah
גַּפִּ֥יןwings
gapinH1611 →3 times
אַרְבַּ֛עfour
ʾarba'H703 →8 times
דִּי־of
di-H1768 →345 times
ע֖וֹףa bird
ofH5776 →
עַל־[were] on
ʾal-H5922 →104 times
גַּבַּ֑הּback its
gabaiyahH1355 →
וְאַרְבְּעָ֤הand four
vearbeahH703 →8 times
רֵאשִׁין֙heads
reshinH7217 →14 times
לְחֵ֣יוְתָ֔א[were] to beast the
lecheiveta'H2423 →20 times
וְשָׁלְטָ֖ןand dominion
veshaltanH7985 →14 times
יְהִ֥יבit was given
yehivH3052 →28 times
לַֽהּ׃to it
lah
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 13:2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
it leads to
- Daniel 7:4–7
The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to…
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
- Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- Revelation 17:12
The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings, along with the beast.
- Daniel 7:4–7
Through
Daniel 7:4The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to…
it leads to
- Isaiah 14:13–17
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of…
- Jeremiah 4:7
A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and…
- Habakkuk 1:6–8
For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own.
- Isaiah 14:13–17
Where this verse is studied
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On this verse
On this chapter
- The Son of Man in 1 Enoch
- Angelology
- Antichrist (the Word and the Figure)
- Apocalyptic Literature
- The Major Prophets
- Revelation, the Canon's Closing Scroll
- Fire
- Jesus: Titles & Roles
- John on Patmos, Revelation 1
- Rome
- The Fourth Man in the Fire: Daniel 3
- The Ascension: Acts 1:1-11 · Luke 24:50-53
- The Horn
- The Throne
- The Throne Room
About Daniel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Daniel; Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Book of Daniel; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER SEVEN and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.