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Berean Standard Bible

“Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.”

Daniel 8:3

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In the third year of Belshazzar, Daniel has a vision by the Ulai canal in Susa that looks ahead to conflicts among world powers. The vision uses animals as symbols and is later explained to him by the angel Gabriel.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns. The two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

King James Version (KJV)

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And lifting up my eyes, I saw, there before the stream, a male sheep with two horns: and the two horns were high, but one was higher than the other, the higher one coming up last.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y alcé mis ojos, y miré, y he aquí un carnero que estaba delante del río, el cual tenía dos cuernos: y aunque eran altos, el uno era más alto que el otro; y el más alto subió á la postre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Mientras miraba frente a mí, vi un carnero con dos cuernos largos parado a la orilla del río. Uno de estos cuernos comenzó a crecer hasta que llegó a ser más largo que el otro.

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