Biblical Hebrew Forum

["K Randolph" <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

On 10/18/06, Rosangela Lira <rosangelalira AT terra.com.br> wrote:
> Is the most probable translation in Daniel 8:9 "from one of the winds" or "from 
> one of the horns"?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Rosangela Lira.

> From the context people read it as a little horn coming from one of
the four horns of the goat. "The four winds" metaphorically refers to
four directions. Further, the winds lack physicality to carry a horn.
But most importantly this is a vision about kingdoms pictured as
animals, where the horns are the political leaderships, therefore the
little horn would need to be attached to one of the animals.

Karl W. Randolph.