And I counted his opposing wings, and behold, there were eight of them: His opposing wings refers to the extra wings of 2Esdras 11.3 (see the comments there). Contemporary English Version says “small wings growing from the larger ones.” For behold see 2Esdras 11.1. An alternative model for this verse is:

• I counted its small [or, extra] wings, and there were eight.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.