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10 A river of fire was streaming forth
and proceeding from his presence.
Many thousands were ministering to him;
many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him.[a]
The court convened[b]
and the books were opened.

11 “Then I kept on watching because of the arrogant words of the horn that was speaking. I was watching[c] until the beast was killed and its body destroyed and thrown into[d] the flaming fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living[e] for a time and a season.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 7:10 tn Aram “were standing before him.”
  2. Daniel 7:10 tn Aram “judgment sat.”
  3. Daniel 7:11 tc The LXX and Theodotion lack the words “I was watching” here. It is possible that these words in the MT are a dittography from the first part of the verse.
  4. Daniel 7:11 tn Aram “and given over to” (so NRSV).
  5. Daniel 7:12 tn Aram “a prolonging of life was granted to them.”

10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

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