Daniel 7:3

“And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, different one from the other.”

Daniel 7:3 · direct translation from the Aramaic
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Allusion · Revelation 13:1

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Both texts speak of beasts that come up out of the sea.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • יַמָּyamaH3221θαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281“sea”
  • סָלְקָןsalkanH5559ἀναβαῖνονanabainonG305“go up”

Daniel 7:3, word by word

And fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "arba".

Where else “arba” appears
greatרַבְרְבָןravrvan

great

Great (Aramaic): of large size or power; "great things" also in boastful speech.

Where else “ravrvan” appears
beastsחֵיוָןchevan

animal, beast

Animal, beast (Aramaic): a living creature, wild or tame.

Where else “chevan” appears
were coming upסָלְקָןsalkan

go up, come up

To go up, to come up (Aramaic).

Where else “salkan” appears
from the seaיַמָּyama

sea

Sea (Aramaic).

Where else “yama” appears
differentשָׁנְיָןshanyan

change, alter

To change, to alter (Aramaic).

Where else “shanyan” appears
oneדָּאda

this

This (Aramaic; feminine).

Where else “da” appears

The context

2Daniel answered and said, “I was looking in my vision by night, and look, the four winds of the heavens were stirring up the great sea.

3 · This verse (above)

4The first was like a lion and had wings of an eagle. I was looking until its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.

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