Daniel 8:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDaniel 8:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הָיִ֣יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מֵבִ֗ין
bîyn
H995
to understand
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
צְפִיר
tsâphîyr
H6842
he-goat
הָֽעִזִּים֙
ʻêz
H5795
female goat
בָּ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַֽמַּעֲרָב֙
maʻărâb
H4628
west
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
נוֹגֵ֖עַ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בָּאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְהַ֨צָּפִ֔יר
tsâphîyr
H6842
he-goat
קֶ֥רֶן
qeren
H7161
horn
חָז֖וּת
châzûwth
H2380
vision
בֵּ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
עֵינָֽיו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. The goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).