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Daniel 11:17-19
New English Translation
Daniel 11:17-19
New English Translation
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. 18 Then he will turn his attention[e] to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander[f] will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition,[g] he will make him pay for his shameful conduct.[h] 19 He will then turn his attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall, not to be found again.
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- Daniel 11:17 tn Heb “and he will set his face” (cf. vv. 18, 19).
- Daniel 11:17 tc The present translation reads מֵישָׁרִים (mesharim, “alliances”) for the MT וִישָׁרִים (viysharim, “uprightness”).
- Daniel 11:17 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of the south) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 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.
- Daniel 11:18 tn Heb “his face,” as also in v. 19.
- Daniel 11:18 sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.
- Daniel 11:18 tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (bilti, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear.
- Daniel 11:18 tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”
Daniel 11:17-19
New International Version
Daniel 11:17-19
New International Version
17 He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans[a] will not succeed(A) or help him. 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands(B) and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.(C) 19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall,(D) to be seen no more.(E)
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- Daniel 11:17 Or but she
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