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Daniel 7:6
Next, as I watched, suddenly another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Daniel speaks as the visionary narrator, recording the third beast in his apocalyptic sequence during a night revelation.
The words — The text highlights אָֽחֳרִי ('o.cho.Ri), meaning "another," and גַּפִּ֥ין (ga.Pin), meaning "wings," to mark the leopard-like creature's sudden emergence and rapid mobility.
The thread — The leopard motif and delegated rule resurface in Revelation 13:2, which synthesizes Daniel’s beast imagery, while Daniel 11:3 parallels the theme of a king granted unchecked authority.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that political power is granted and temporary, demanding discernment rather than allegiance to earthly empires.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
Cross-references
- Revelation 13:2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
- Daniel 8:20 The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
- Daniel 11:3 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
- Ezekiel 17:3 and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
- Daniel 2:39 But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
- Daniel 7:4 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.
- Daniel 8:5 As I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
- Daniel 10:20 “Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
- Hosea 13:7 So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.