unfoldingWord_en_tn/dan/08/01.md

# General Information:

Chapters 7 and 8 are not in chronological order. They happened while Belshazzar was still the king, before the rule of Darius and Cyrus that was discussed in chapter 6.

# General Information:

In Daniel's vision, he saw animals that were symbols of other things. Later in the vision someone explains the meaning of those symbols. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])

# In the third year

"In year three" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# Belshazzar

This is the son of Nebuchadnezzar who became king after his father. See how you translated this name in [Daniel 5:1](../05/01.md).

# had a vision appear to me (after the one ... first)

This is background information to remind the reader that this is Daniel's second vision. AT: "had a second vision appear to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-background]])

# fortress

a walled city that was guarded and protected

# Susa ... Elam ... Ulai Canal

These are names of places. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# Canal

A canal is a narrow man-made waterway.