Daniel 7:12

Easy-to-Read Version

The authority and rule of the other animals had been taken from them. But they were permitted to live for a certain period of time.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but an extension of life was granted to them for a certain period of time.

Hebrew Names Version
As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

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

English Standard Version
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

New American Standard Bible
"As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

New Century Version
(The power and rule of the other animals had been taken from them, but they were permitted to live for a certain period of time.)

Amplified Bible
"As for the rest of the beasts, their power was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged [for the length of their lives was fixed] for a predetermined time.

Geneva Bible (1587)
As concerning the other beastes, they had taken away their dominion: yet their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

Berean Standard Bible
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was removed, but they were granted an extension of life for a season of time.

Contemporary English Version
The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.

Complete Jewish Bible
As for the other animals, their rulership was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a time and a season.

Darby Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

George Lamsa Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Good News Translation
The other beasts had their power taken away, but they were permitted to go on living for a limited time.

Lexham English Bible
And as for the remainder of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but a prolongation of their life was given to them for a season and a time.

Literal Translation
And the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away. Yet length of life was given them for a season and a time.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
As for the power of the other beestes also, it was taken awaye, but their lyues were prolonged for a tyme and season.

American Standard Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Bible in Basic English
As for the rest of the beasts, their authority was taken away: but they let them go on living for a measure of time.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

King James Version (1611)
As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their liues were prolonged for a season and time.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
As concerning the other beastes, they had their dominion taken away, but their liues were prolonged for a certaine time and season.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the dominion of the rest of the wild beasts was taken away; but a prolonging of life was given them for certain times.

English Revised Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

World English Bible
As for the rest of the animals, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y siy that the power of othere beestis was takun awei, and the tymes of lijf weren ordeyned to hem, til to tyme and tyme.

Update Bible Version
And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

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

New English Translation
As for the rest of the beasts, their ruling authority had already been removed, though they were permitted to go on living for a time and a season.

New King James Version
As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

New Living Translation
The other three beasts had their authority taken from them, but they were allowed to live a while longer.

New Life Bible
The other three animals had their power taken away, but they were allowed to live for a time.

New Revised Standard
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As concerning the rest of the beasts, their dominion, was taken away, - but, a lengthening of life, was given to them, until time and season.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And that the power of the other beasts was taken away: and that times of life were appointed them for a time, and a time.

Revised Standard Version
As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

Young's Literal Translation
and the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time.

Contextual Overview

⁹ "As I was looking, thrones were put in their places, and the Ancient King sat on his throne. His clothes were as white as snow. His hair was as white as wool. His throne was made from fire, and its wheels were made from flames. ¹⁰ A river of fire flowed out from in front of the Ancient King. Millions of people were serving him. Hundreds of millions of people stood in front of him. Court was ready to begin, and the books were opened. ¹¹ "I kept on looking because the little horn was bragging. I kept watching until finally the fourth animal was killed. Its body was destroyed, and it was thrown into the burning fire. ¹² The authority and rule of the other animals had been taken from them. But they were permitted to live for a certain period of time. ¹³ "In my vision at night I looked, and there in front of me was someone who looked like a human being. He was coming on the clouds in the sky. He came up to the Ancient King, and the King's servants brought him before the King. ¹⁴ "The one who looked like a human being was given authority, glory, and complete ruling power. People from every nation and language group will serve him. His rule will last forever. His kingdom will continue forever. It will never be destroyed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the rest: Daniel 7:4-6, Daniel 8:7

their lives were prolonged: Chal, a prolonging in life was given them

Reciprocal: Matthew 24:29 - Immediately Revelation 19:20 - the beast

Cross-References

Genesis 7:4
Seven days from now, I will send much rain on the earth. It will rain for 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe everything off the face of the earth. I will destroy everything I made."

Genesis 7:17
Water flooded the earth for 40 days. The water began rising and lifted the boat off the ground.

Exodus 24:18
Then Moses went higher up the mountain into the cloud. He was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.

Deuteronomy 9:9
I went up the mountain to get the stone tablets. The agreement that the Lord made with you was written on those stones. I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights. I did not eat any food or drink any water.

Deuteronomy 9:18
Then I bowed down before the Lord with my face to the ground for 40 days and 40 nights, as I did before. I did not eat any food or drink any water. I did this because you had sinned so badly. You did the thing that is evil to the Lord , and you made him angry.

Deuteronomy 10:10
"I stayed on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights, like the first time. The Lord also listened to me at that time. He decided not to destroy you.

1 Kings 19:8
So Elijah got up. He ate and drank and felt strong. Then Elijah walked for 40 days and nights to Mount Horeb, the mountain of God.

Matthew 4:2
Jesus ate nothing for 40 days and nights. After this, he was very hungry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As concerning the rest of the beasts..... The other three which represent the Babylonian, Persian and Grecian monarchies:

they had their dominion taken away; not at this time when the fourth beast, or Roman empire, is destroyed, but long ago; and not together, but successively; the dominion was taken away from the Babylonians, and given to the Persians; and then their dominion was taken away, and given to the Grecians; and after that the dominion of the Grecians was taken away from them, and given to the Romans: the prophet having observed what became of the fourth beast, he was most intent upon, just in a few words takes notice of the fate of the other three, before this:

yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time: these monarchies did not at once become extinct, as the fourth beast or monarchy will, but by degrees; and the kingdoms of which they consisted are still in being, though in another form of government, and in different hands; whereas, when the fourth monarchy is destroyed, all rule and authority will be put down, and the kingdom be given to Christ and his saints, as follow:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As concerning the rest of the beasts - They had been superseded, but not destroyed. It would seem that they were still represented in vision to Daniel, as retaining their existence, though their power was taken away, and their fierceness subdued, or that they still seemed to remain alive for a time, or while the vision was passing. They were not cut down, destroyed, and consumed as the fourth beast was.

They had their dominion taken away - They were superseded, or they no longer exercised power. They no more appeared exerting a control over the nations. They still existed, but they were subdued and quiet. It was possible to discern them, but they no longer acted the conspicuous part which they had done in the days of their greatness and grandeur. Their power had passed away. This cannot be difficult of interpretation. We should naturally look for the fulfillment of this in the fact that the nations referred to by these first three beasts were still in being, and could be recognized as nations, in their boundaries, or customs, or languages; but that the power which they had wielded had passed into other hands.

Yet their lives were prolonged - Margin, as in Chaldee, “a prolonging in life was given them.” That is, they were not utterly destroyed and consumed as the power of the fourth beast was after the solemn judgment. The meaning is, that in these kingdoms there would be energy for a time. They had life still; and the difference between them and the kingdom represented by the fourth beast was what would exist between wild animals subdued but still living, and a wild animal killed and burned. We should look for the fulfillment of this in some state of things where the kingdoms referred to by the three beasts were subdued and succeeded by others, though they still retained something of their national character; while the other kingdom had no successor of a civil kind, but where its power wholly ceased, and the dominion went wholly into other hands - so that it might be said that that kingdom, as such, had wholly ceased to be.

For a season and time - Compare the notes at Daniel 7:25. The time mentioned here is not definite. The phrase used (ועדן עד־זמן ‛ad-zeman v^e‛ı̂ddân) refers to a definite period, both the words in the original referring to a designated or appointed time, though neither of them indicates anything about the length of the time, anymore than our word time does. Luther renders this, “For there was a time and an hour appointed to them how long each one should continue.” Grotius explains this as meaning, “Beyond the time fixed by God they could not continue.” The true meaning of the Chaldee is probably this: “For a time, even a definite time.” The mind of the prophet is at first fixed upon the fact that they continue to live; then upon the fact, somehow apparent, that it is for a definite period. Perhaps in the vision he saw them one after another die or disappear. In the words used here, however, there is nothing by which we can determine how long they were to continue. The time that the power represented by the little horn is to continue explained in Daniel 7:25, but there is no clue by which we can ascertain how long the existence of the power represented by the first three beasts was to continue. All that is clear is, that it was to be lengthened out for some period, but that that was a definite and fixed period.