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17 His intention[a] will be to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and he will form alliances.[b] He will give the king of the south[c] a daughter[d] in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but it will not turn out to his advantage.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:17 tn Heb “and he will set his face” (cf. vv. 18, 19).
  2. Daniel 11:17 tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).
  3. Daniel 11:17 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Daniel 11:17 tn Heb “the daughter of the women.”sn The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V.