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Daniel 11:2-20

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258willIshowtheethetruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571.Behold,thereshallstandH5975upyetעוֹד֩'OdH5750threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428inPersiaלְפָרַ֗סle.fa.RasH6539;andthefourthוְהָֽרְבִיעִי֙ve.ha.re.vi.'IH7243shallbefarricherthantheyall:andwhenheiswaxedstrongthroughhisrichesH6239,heshallstirיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782upallagainsttherealmofGreeceיָוָֽן׃ya.VanH3120.

3Andamightyגִּבּ֑וֹרgi.BorH1368kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallstandH5975up,thatshallruleH4910withgreatרַ֔בRavH7227dominionוּמָשַׁל֙u.ma.ShalH4910,anddoaccordingtohiswill.

4AndwhenheshallstandH5975up,hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shallbebrokenH7665,andshallbedividedH2673towardthefourלְאַרְבַּ֖עle.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּח֣וֹתru.ChotH7307ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,butnottohisposterityלְאַחֲרִית֗וֹle.'a.cha.ri.ToH319,noraccordingtohisdominionמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4910wherewithheruledH4910;forhiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438shallbepluckedתִנָּתֵשׁ֙ti.na.TeshH5428up,evenforothersוְלַאֲחֵרִ֖יםve.la.'a.che.RimH312besidesthese.

5Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֖גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallbestrongוְיֶחֱזַ֥קve.ye.che.ZakH2388,andoneוּמִן־u.min-H4480ofhisprincesH8269;andheshallbestrongוְיֶחֱזַ֤קve.ye.che.ZakH2388abovehim,andhavedominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475;hisdominionH4475shallbeagreatרַ֖בravH7227dominionH4475.

6Andattheendוּלְקֵ֤ץu.le.KetzH7093ofyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141theyshalljoinH2266themselvestogetherH2266;andthedaughterוּבַ֣תu.VatH1323ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallcomeH935tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828tomakeH5414anagreement:butsheshallnotretainתַעְצֹ֞רta'.TzorH6113thestrengthH2220ofherarmהַזְּר֗וֹעַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220;neithershallhestandיַעֲמֹד֙ya.'a.ModH5975,norhisarmוּזְרֹע֔וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220;butsheshallbegivenH5414up,andtheythatbroughtH935her,andhethatbegather,andhethatstrengthenedוּמַחֲזִקָ֖הּu.ma.cha.zi.KahH2388herinthosetimesH6256.

7Butoutofashootfromherrootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֖יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328shallonestandH5975upinhisplace,whoshallcomeH935untothearmyהַחַ֗יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,andshallenterintothefortressofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828,andshalldealagainstthem,andshallprevail.

8Andalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571theirgodsאֱֽלֹהֵיהֶ֡ם'elo.hei.HemH430,withtheirmolten images,andwiththeirgoodlyvesselsכְּלֵ֨יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶּ֧סֶףKe.sefH3701andofgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091,shallhecarrycaptiveintoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;andheshallrefrainsomeyearsשָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimH8141fromthekingמִמֶּ֖לֶךְmi.Me.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפֽוֹן׃ha.tza.FonH6828.

9AndheshallcomeH935intotherealmofthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,butheshallreturnוְשָׁ֖בve.ShavH7725intohisownlandאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

10Andhissonsוּבָנָ֣יוuv.novH1121shallwarיִתְגָּר֗וּyit.ga.RuH1624,andshallassembleamultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofgreatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227forces, whichshallcomeH935on,andoverflowוְשָׁטַ֣ףve.sha.TafH7857,andpassוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674through;andtheyshallreturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725andwarוְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הve.yit.ga.ruH1624,eventohisfortress.

11Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shallbemovedwithanger,andshallcomeH3318forthH3318andfightH3898withhim, evenwiththekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֑וֹןha.tza.FonH6828;andheshallsetH5414forthH3318agreatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995,andthemultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995shallbegivenH5414intohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

12Andthemultitudeהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995shallbeliftedH5375up,andhisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824shallbeexaltedH7311;andheshallcastH5307downH5307tensH7239ofthousandsרִבֹּא֖וֹתri.bo.'otH7239,butheshallnotprevailיָעֽוֹז׃ya.'ozH5810.

13Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shallreturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725,andshallsetH5975forthamultitudeהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995greaterH1419thantheformerH7223;andheshallcomeH935onattheendוּלְקֵ֨ץu.le.KetzH7093ofthetimesH6256, evenofyearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,withagreatH1419armyבְּחַ֥יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428andwithmuchH7227substance.

14AndinthosetimesH6256thereshallmanyרַבִּ֥יםra.BimH7227standH5975upagainstthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthesouthהַנֶּ֑גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045:alsothechildrenoftheviolentפָּרִיצֵ֣יpa.ri.TzeiH6530amongthypeopleעַמְּךָ֗'a.me.KhaH5971shallliftH5375themselvesuptoestablishthevisionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377;buttheyshallfall.

15Sothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthenorthהַצָּפ֔וֹןha.tza.FonH6828shallcomeוְיָבֹא֙ve.ya.Vo'H935,andcastupamound,andtakeH3920awell-fortifiedcityעִ֣יר'irH5892:andtheforcesofthesouthהַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ha.Ne.gevH5045shallnotstandיַעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975,neitherhischosenpeopleוְעַם֙ve.'AmH5971,neithershalltherebeanystrengthH2220tostandלַעֲמֹֽד׃la.'a.ModH5975.

16Buthethatcomethagainsthimshalldoaccordingtohisownwill,andnoneshallstandעוֹמֵ֖דo.MedH5975beforehim;andheshallstandוְיַעֲמֹ֥דve.ya.'a.ModH5975inthegloriouslandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776,andinhishandבְיָדֽוֹ׃ve.ya.DoH3027shallbedestruction.

17Andheshallsetוְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ve.ya.SemH7760hisfaceפָּ֠נָיוPa.navH6440tocomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935withthestrengthofhiswholekingdomמַלְכוּת֛וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,andwithhimequitable conditions;andheshallperformthem:andheshallgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himthedaughterוּבַ֤תu.VatH1323ofwomenH802,tocorruptH7843her;butsheshallnotstandתַעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.ModH5975,neitherbeH1961forhim.

18Afterthisshallheturnיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725hisfaceפָּנָ֛יוpa.NavH6440untotheisles,andshalltakemanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227:butaprinceshallcausethereproachH2781offeredbyhimtoceaseH7673; yea,moreover,heshallcausehisreproachH2781toturnH7725uponhim.

19Thenheshallturnוְיָשֵׁ֣בve.ya.ShevH7725hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440towardthefortressesofhisownlandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;butheshallstumbleוְנִכְשַׁ֥לve.nikh.ShalH3782andfallוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307,andshallnotbefoundH4672.

20ThenshallstandH5975upinhisplaceoneH259thatshallcauseanexactortopassH5674throughthegloryofthekingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438;butwithinfewdaysוּבְיָמִ֤יםuv.ya.MimH3117heshallbedestroyed,neitherinangerבְאַפַּ֖יִםve.'a.Pa.yimH639,norinbattleבְמִלְחָמָֽה׃ve.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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