²¹ two of them shall perish when the middle of its time draws near, and four shall be kept for the time when its end approaches, but two shall be kept until the end.^(A)

²⁹ “As for your seeing two little wings^[a] passing over to^[b] the head that was on the right side,^(A)

³⁰ this is the interpretation: It is these whom the Most High has kept for the eagle’s^[a] end; this was the reign that was brief and full of tumult, as you have seen.^(A)

²³ and nothing remained on the eagle’s body except the three heads that were at rest and six little wings.^(A)

²⁴ As I kept looking I saw that two little wings separated from the six and remained under the head that was on the right side, but four remained in their place.^(A)