Dan 8:7 | NET2full | STEP | I saw it approaching the ram . It went into a fit of rage against the ram and struck it and broke off its two horns . The ram had no ability to resist it. The goat hurled the ram to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power .

‏ Daniel 8:7

7 I saw it approaching the ram. It went into a fit of rage against the ram ^{▼▼tn Heb “him.”} and struck it ^{▼▼tn Heb “the ram.”} and broke off its two horns. The ram had no ability to resist it. ^{▼▼tn Heb “stand before him.”} The goat hurled the ram ^{▼▼tn Heb “he hurled him.” The referents of both pronouns (the male goat and the ram) have been specified in the translation for clarity.} to the ground and trampled it. No one could deliver the ram from its power. ^{▼▼sn The goat of Daniel’s vision represents Greece; the large horn represents Alexander the Great. The ram stands for Media-Persia. Alexander’s rapid conquest of the Persians involved three battles of major significance that he won against overwhelming odds: Granicus (334 b.c.), Isus (333 b.c.), and Gaugemela (331 b.c.).}