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Bible in Basic English

And while I was giving thought to this, I saw a he-goat coming from the west over the face of all the earth without touching the earth: and the he-goat had a great horn between his eyes.

New American Standard Bible

While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

King James Version

And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Holman Bible

As I was observing, a male goat appeared, coming from the west across the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground. The goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

International Standard Version

"As I watched and wondered, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground. The goat had a distinctive horn between its eyes.

A Conservative Version

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground. And the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

American Standard Version

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Amplified

As I was observing [this], behold, a male goat (Greece) was coming from the west [rushing] across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground; and the goat had a conspicuous and remarkable horn (Alexander the Great) between his eyes.

Darby Translation

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Julia Smith Translation

And I was considering, and behold, a he goat of the goats came from the west upon the face of all the earth, and not touching upon the earth: and the he goat a horn of vision between his eyes.

King James 2000

And as I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I was considering [this], and look, a he-goat coming from the west across the face of the whole earth, and [it] was not touching the ground; and the he-goat [had] {a conspicuous horn} between its eyes.

Modern King James verseion

And as I was watching, behold, a he-goat came from the west, over the face of the all earth, and did not touch the ground. And the he goat had an outstanding horn between his eyes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I took heed unto this, and then came there a he goat from the west over the whole earth, and touched not the ground. This goat had a marvelous goodly horn betwixt his eyes,

NET Bible

While I was contemplating all this, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of all the land without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.

New Heart English Bible

As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and did not touch the ground. And the goat had a prominent horn between his eyes.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, I, was observing, when lo! a he-goat, coming in out of the west, over the face of all the earth, but it meddled not with the earth, - and, the goat, had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

Webster

And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

World English Bible

As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west over the surface of the whole earth, and didn't touch the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I have been considering, and lo, a young he-goat hath come from the west, over the face of the whole earth, whom none is touching in the earth; as to the young he-goat, a conspicuous horn is between its eyes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
behold, an he
עז 
`ez 
goat, kid , kid, he, kids
Usage: 73

צפיר 
Tsaphiyr 
he, goat, he goat
Usage: 6


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

from the west
מערבה מערב 
Ma`arab 
Usage: 14

on the face
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

of the whole earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and touched
נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

not the ground
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and the goat
צפיר 
Tsaphiyr 
he, goat, he goat
Usage: 6

חזוּת 
Chazuwth 
Usage: 5

קרן 
Qeren 
Usage: 76

Context Readings

The Vision Of A Small Horn That Oppresses Israel And Threatens The Temple

4 I saw the sheep pushing to the west and to the north and to the south; and no beasts were able to keep their place before him, and no one was able to get people out of his power; but he did whatever his pleasure was and made himself great. 5 And while I was giving thought to this, I saw a he-goat coming from the west over the face of all the earth without touching the earth: and the he-goat had a great horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the two-horned sheep which I saw before the stream, rushing at him in the heat of his power.

Cross References

Daniel 8:21

And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

Daniel 8:8

And the he-goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and in its place came up four other horns turned to the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 11:3

And a strong king will come to power, ruling with great authority and doing whatever is his pleasure.

Daniel 2:32

As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

Daniel 2:39

And after you another kingdom, lower than you, will come to power; and a third kingdom, of brass, ruling over all the earth.

Daniel 7:6

After this I saw another beast, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; and the beast had four heads, and the power of a ruler was given to it.

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