il.len is a demonstrative pronoun pointing to specified persons, kingdoms, beasts, or an individual in the immediate setting.

Across the supplied verses, this demonstrative pronoun identifies a particular group or individual already in view: kingdoms in Daniel 2:40 and Daniel 2:44, Daniel and royal officials in Daniel 6:3 and Daniel 6:7, and four beasts in Daniel 7:17.

1. Demonstrative reference to specified persons or groups · dominant

   The supplied forms are all tagged Pronoun · Demonstrative. In Daniel 2:40 and Daniel 2:44, the clause concerns kingdoms that are crushed or brought to an end; in Daniel 6:3 and Daniel 6:7 it occurs in clauses concerning Daniel and the kingdom's officials; and in Daniel 7:17 the APB renders the clause, "These four great beasts are four kings that will arise from the earth."

   Daniel 2:40Daniel 2:44Daniel 6:3Daniel 6:7Daniel 7:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB reflects demonstrative reference with wording such as "all these," "those kings," "this Daniel," and "These four great beasts," and does not isolate the term in every clause.