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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.”