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Daniel 8:1

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

KJV

Anno tertio regni Baltassar regis, visio apparuit mihi. Ego Daniel, post id quod videram in principio,

Vulgate

Ἔτους τρίτου βασιλεύοντος Βαλτασὰρ ὅρασις ἣν εἶδον ἐγὼ Δανιὴλ μετὰ τὸ ἰδεῖν με τὴν πρώτην.

LXX

In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me, Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.

ASV

בִּ/שְׁנַ֣ת שָׁל֔וֹשׁ לְ/מַלְכ֖וּת בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ חָז֞וֹן נִרְאָ֤ה אֵלַ/י֙ אֲנִ֣י דָנִיֵּ֔אל אַחֲרֵ֛י הַ/נִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלַ֖/י בַּ/תְּחִלָּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֣ר
bl'shtsr
proper_noun · 1×
דָּנִיֵּ֣אל
dny'l
proper_noun · 32×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 90×
חָז֖וֹן
chzvn
noun · 35×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
תְּחִלָּ֔ה
tchlh
noun · 23×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.

Cross-references

  • Ezek 1:1 — Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Go