en_tn/dan/08/20.md

# General Information:

In these verses, the angel explains to Daniel the symbolic meaning of the things he saw in his vision. The animals and horns actually represent human rulers and kingdoms. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])

# two horns—they are

"two horns—they represent"

# the kings of Media and Persia

Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the kings of Media and Persia or 2) this is a metonymy in which the kings represents the kingdoms of Media and Persia. AT: "the kingdoms of Media and Persia" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# the king of Greece

Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the king of Greece or 2) this is a metonymy in which the king represents the kingdom of Greece. AT: "the kingdom of Greece" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# The large horn between his eyes is

"The large horn between his eyes represents"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

			`In these verses, the angel explains to Daniel the symbolic meaning of the things he saw in his vision. The animals and horns actually represent human rulers and kingdoms. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-symlanguage]])`

			`# two horns—they are`

			`"two horns—they represent"`

			`# the kings of Media and Persia`

			`Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the kings of Media and Persia or 2) this is a metonymy in which the kings represents the kingdoms of Media and Persia. AT: "the kingdoms of Media and Persia" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# the king of Greece`

			`Possible meanings are 1) this refers to the king of Greece or 2) this is a metonymy in which the king represents the kingdom of Greece. AT: "the kingdom of Greece" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# The large horn between his eyes is`

			`"The large horn between his eyes represents"`