Daniel 7:8

“I was considering the horns, and look, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted from before it; and look, eyes like the eyes of a man were in this horn, and a mouth speaking great things.”
Daniel 7:8 · direct translation from the Aramaic

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I was consideringמִשְׂתַּכַּל הֲוֵיתthe horns,בְּקַרְנַיָּאand look,וַאֲלוּanotherאָחֳרִיhorn,קֶרֶןa little one,זְעֵירָהcame upסִלְקָתamong them,בֵּינֵיהֵןand threeוּתְלָתof the firstמִן קַדְמָיָתָאhornsקַרְנַיָּאwere uprootedאֶתְעֲקַרָהfrom before it;מִן קֳדָמַהּand look,וַאֲלוּeyesעַיְנִיןlike the eyesכְּעַיְנֵיof a manאֲנָשָׁאwere in thisבְּ דָאhorn,קַרְנָאand a mouthוּפֻםspeakingמְמַלִּלgreat things.רַבְרְבָן

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Both texts speak of a mouth that speaks great things.

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

פֻםfumH6433στόμαstomaG4750“mouth”
מְמַלִּלmemalilH4449λαλοῦνlalounG2980“speak”
רַבְרְבָןravrvanH7260μεγάλαmegalaG3173“great, arrogant”

Daniel 7:8, word by word

I was consideringמִשְׂתַּכַּלmistakal

consider

To consider, to look closely (Aramaic).

Where else “mistakal” appears

I was consideringהֲוֵיתhavet

be, become

To be, to become, to happen (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "haya".

Where else “havet” appears

the hornsקַרְנַיָּkarnaya

horn

Horn (Aramaic): the horn of an animal; also a horn for sound. In visions it stands for a power or a king. The same word as the Hebrew "keren".

Where else “karnaya” appears

and lookאֲלוּalu

look

Look! (Aramaic): draws attention to what follows.

Where else “alu” appears

anotherאָחֳרִיachori

other, another

Other, another (Aramaic; feminine).

Where else “achori” appears

a little oneזְעֵירָהzeera

small

Small, little (Aramaic).

Where else “zeera” appears

came upסִלְקָתsilkat

go up, come up

To go up, to come up (Aramaic).

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among themבֵּינֵיbene

between

Between (Aramaic).

Where else “bene” appears

and threeתְלָתtelat

three

Three; also "third" (Aramaic).

Where else “telat” appears

of the firstקַדְמָיָתָkadmayata

first, former

First, former (Aramaic).

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were uprootedאֶתְעֲקַרָהetakara

uproot

To uproot (Aramaic).

Where else “etakara” appears

from before itקֳדָמַkodama

before

Before, in front of (Aramaic).

Where else “kodama” appears

eyesעַיְנִיןaynin

eye

Eye (Aramaic). The same word as the Hebrew "ayin". "The eye of their Elah was on them": God watched over them.

Where else “aynin” appears

of a manאֲנָשָׁanasha

man, human being

Man, human being; as a group, "men", people (Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "enosh".

Where else “anasha” appears

were in thisדָאda

this

This (Aramaic; feminine).

Where else “da” appears

and a mouthפֻםfum

mouth

Mouth (Aramaic).

Where else “fum” appears

speakingמְמַלִּלmemalil

speak

To speak (Aramaic).

Where else “memalil” appears

great thingsרַבְרְבָןravrvan

great

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

Where else “ravrvan” appears

The context

7After this I was looking in the visions of the night, and look, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong; and it had great teeth of iron; it devoured and crushed, and the rest it trampled with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

8 · This verse (above)

9I was looking until thrones were set, and an Ancient of Days sat down; his clothing was white like snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, its wheels burning fire.

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