The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
Complete Jewish Bible:
The first was like a lion, but it had eagle's wings. As I watched, its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted off the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a human heart was given to it.
Berean Standard Bible:
The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.
American Standard Version:
The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; [and] thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
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Commentary for Daniel 7:4
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
Strong's Number: H6933 There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: קַדְמַי Transliteration: qadmay Pronunciation: kad-mah'-ee Description: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to קָדַם; first; first.
Strong's Number: H744 There are 107 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: אַרְיֵה Transliteration: ʼaryêh Pronunciation: ar-yay' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to אֲרִי; {a lion}; lion.
Strong's Number: H5403 There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: נְשַׁר Transliteration: nᵉshar Pronunciation: nesh-ar' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to נֶשֶׁר; an eagle; eagle.
Strong's Number: H1611 There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: גַּף Transliteration: gaph Pronunciation: gaf Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to גַּף; a wing; wing.
Strong's Number: H1934 There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: הָוָא Transliteration: hâvâʼ Pronunciation: hav-aw' Description: (Aramaic) or הָוָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to הָוָא; to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words); be, become, [phrase] behold, [phrase] came (to pass), [phrase] cease, [phrase] cleave, [phrase] consider, [phrase] do, [phrase] give, [phrase] have, [phrase] judge, [phrase] keep, [phrase] labour, [phrase] mingle (self), [phrase] put, [phrase] see, [phrase] seek, [phrase] set, [phrase] slay, [phrase] take heed, tremble, [phrase] walk, [phrase] would.
Strong's Number: H2370 There are 29 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: חֲזָא Transliteration: chăzâʼ Pronunciation: khaz-aw' Description: (Aramaic) or חֲזָה; (Aramaic), corresponding to חָזָה; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. seem); behold, have (a dream), see, be wont.
Strong's Number: H5705 There are 31 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: עַד Transliteration: ʻad Pronunciation: ad Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַד; {as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)}; [idiom] and, at, for, (hither-) to, on till, (un-) to, until, within.
Strong's Number: H4804 There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מְרַט Transliteration: mᵉraṭ Pronunciation: mer-at' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מָרַט; to pull off; be plucked.
Strong's Number: H5191 There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: נְטַל Transliteration: nᵉṭal Pronunciation: net-al' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to נָטַל; to raise; take up.
Strong's Number: H4481 There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מִן Transliteration: min Pronunciation: min Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to מִן; {properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}; according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.
Strong's Number: H772 There are 1041 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: אֲרַע Transliteration: ʼăraʻ Pronunciation: ar-ah' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to אֶרֶץ; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low; earth, interior.
Strong's Number: H6966 There are 30 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: קוּם Transliteration: qûwm Pronunciation: koom Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to קוּם; {to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)}; appoint, establish, make, raise up self, (a-) rise (up), (make to) stand, set (up).
Strong's Number: H5922 There are 87 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: עַל Transliteration: ʻal Pronunciation: al Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to עַל; {above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications}; about, against, concerning, for, (there-) fore, from, in, [idiom] more, of, (there-, up-) on, (in-) to, [phrase] why with.
Strong's Number: H7271 There are 7 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: רְגַל Transliteration: rᵉgal Pronunciation: reg-al' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to רֶגֶל; {a foot, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda}; foot.
Strong's Number: H606 There are 74 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: אֱנָשׁ Transliteration: ʼĕnâsh Pronunciation: en-awsh' Description: (Aramaic) or אֱנַשׁ; (Aramaic), corresponding to אֱנוֹשׁ; a man; man, [phrase] whosoever.
Strong's Number: H3825 There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: לְבַב Transliteration: lᵉbab Pronunciation: leb-ab' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to לֵבָב; {the heart (as the most interior organ);}; heart.
Strong's Number: H3052 There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: יְהַב Transliteration: yᵉhab Pronunciation: yeh-hab' Description: (Aramaic) corresponding to יָהַב; {to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come}; deliver, give, lay, [phrase] prolong, pay, yield.