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Daniel 11:21-39

21And in his estateכַּנּוֹ֙ka.NoH3653shall stand upוְעָמַ֤דve.'a.MadH5975a vile personנִבְזֶ֔הniv.ZehH959,to whom they shall not giveנָתְנ֥וּna.te.NuH5414the honourה֣וֹדHodH1935of the kingdomמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438:but he shall comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935in peaceablyבְשַׁלְוָ֔הve.shal.VahH7962,and obtainוְהֶחֱזִ֥יקve.he.che.ZikH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438by flatteriesבַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃ba.cha.lak.la.KotH2519.

22And with the armsוּזְרֹע֥וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of a floodהַשֶּׁ֛טֶףha.She.tefH7858shall they be overflownיִשָּׁטְפ֥וּyi.sha.te.FuH7857from beforeמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him, and shall be brokenוְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּve.yi.sha.Ve.ruH7665;yea, also the princeנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

23And after the leagueהִֽתְחַבְּר֥וּתhit.cha.be.RutH2266madewith him he shall workיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213deceitfullyמִרְמָ֑הmir.MahH4820:for he shall come upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927,and shall become strongוְעָצַ֖םve.'a.TzamH6105with a smallבִּמְעַט־bim.'at-H4592peopleגּֽוֹי׃GoyH1471.

24He shall enterיָבוֹא֒ya.Vo'H935peaceablyבְּשַׁלְוָ֞הbe.shal.VahH7962even upon the fattest placesוּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּ֣יuv.mish.ma.NeiH4924of the provinceמְדִינָה֮me.di.NahH4082;and he shall doוְעָשָׂ֗הve.'a.SahH6213thatwhich his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1have not doneעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213,nor his fathers’וַאֲב֣וֹתva.'a.VotH1fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1;he shall scatterיִבְז֑וֹרyiv.ZorH967among them the preyבִּזָּ֧הbi.ZahH961,and spoilוְשָׁלָ֛לve.sha.LalH7998,and richesוּרְכ֖וּשׁu.re.KhushH7399: yea,and he shall forecastיְחַשֵּׁ֥בye.cha.ShevH2803his devicesמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284against the strong holdsמִבְצָרִ֛יםmiv.tza.RimH4013,even for a timeעֵֽת׃'EtH6256.

25And he shall stir upוְיָעֵר֩ve.ya.'ErH5782his powerכֹּח֨וֹko.ChoH3581and his courageוּלְבָב֜וֹu.le.va.VoH3824against the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּגֶב֮ha.ne.GevH5045with a greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419armyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428;and the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the southהַנֶּ֗גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall be stirred upיִתְגָּרֶה֙yit.ga.RehH1624to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421with a veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightyוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099armyבְּחַֽיִל־be.cha.yil-H2428;but he shall not standיַעֲמֹ֔דya.'a.ModH5975:for they shall forecastיַחְשְׁב֥וּyach.she.VuH2803devicesמַחֲשָׁבֽוֹת׃ma.cha.sha.VotH4284against him.

26Yea, they that feedוְאֹכְלֵ֧יve.'o.khe.LeiH398of the portion of his meatH6598shall destroyיִשְׁבְּר֖וּהוּyish.be.Ru.huH7665him, and his armyוְחֵיל֣וֹve.chei.LoH2428shall overflowיִשְׁט֑וֹףyish.TofH7857:and manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shall fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.na.fe.LuH5307down slainחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491.

27And bothוּשְׁנֵיהֶ֤םu.she.nei.HemH8147these kings’הַמְּלָכִים֙ha.me.la.KhimH4428heartsלְבָבָ֣םle.va.VamH3824shall beto do mischiefלְמֵרָ֔עle.me.Ra'H7451 H4827,and they shall speakיְדַבֵּ֑רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696liesכָּזָ֣בka.ZavH3577at oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259tableשֻׁלְחָ֥ןshul.ChanH7979;but it shall not prosperתִצְלָ֔חtitz.LachH6743:for yet the endקֵ֖ץketzH7093shall beat the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150.

28Then shall he returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725into his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776with greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419richesבִּרְכ֣וּשׁbir.KhushH7399;and his heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824shall beagainst the holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285;and he shall doוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213exploits,and returnוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725to his own landלְאַרְצֽוֹ׃le.'ar.TzoH776.

29At the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵ֥דla.mo.'EdH4150he shall returnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725,and comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935toward the southבַנֶּ֑גֶבva.Ne.gevH5045;but it shall not be as the formerכָרִאשֹׁנָ֖הkha.ri.sho.NahH7223,or as the latterוְכָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ve.kha.'a.cha.ro.NahH314.

30For the shipsצִיִּ֤יםtzi.YimH6716of Chittimכִּתִּים֙ki.TimH3794shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935against him: therefore he shall be grievedוְנִכְאָ֔הve.nikh.'AhH3512,and returnוְשָׁ֛בve.ShavH7725,and have indignationוְזָעַ֥םve.za.'AmH2194against the holyק֖וֹדֶשׁKo.deshH6944covenantבְּרִֽית־be.rit-H1285:so shall he doוְעָשָׂ֑הve.'a.SahH6213;he shall even returnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725,and have intelligenceוְיָבֵ֔ןve.ya.VenH995with them that forsakeעֹזְבֵ֖י'o.ze.VeiH5800the holyקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

31And armsוּזְרֹעִ֖יםu.ze.ro.'ImH2220shall standיַעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975on his part, and they shall polluteוְחִלְּל֞וּve.chi.le.LuH2490the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֤שׁha.mik.DashH4720of strengthהַמָּעוֹז֙ha.ma.'OzH4581,and shall take awayוְהֵסִ֣ירוּve.he.Si.ruH5493the dailyהַתָּמִ֔ידha.ta.MidH8548sacrifice,and they shall placeוְנָתְנ֖וּve.na.te.NuH5414the abominationהַשִּׁקּ֥וּץha.shi.KutzH8251that maketh desolateמְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃me.sho.MemH8074.

32And such as do wickedlyוּמַרְשִׁיעֵ֣יu.mar.shi.'EiH7561against the covenantבְרִ֔יתve.RitH1285shall he corruptיַחֲנִ֖יףya.cha.NifH2610by flatteriesבַּחֲלַקּ֑וֹתba.cha.la.KotH2514:but the peopleוְעַ֛םve.'AmH5971that do knowיֹדְעֵ֥יyo.de.'EiH3045their Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430shall be strongיַחֲזִ֥קוּya.cha.Zi.kuH2388,and doוְעָשֽׂוּ׃ve.'a.SuH6213exploits.

33And they that understandוּמַשְׂכִּ֣ילֵיu.mas.Ki.leiH7919among the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971shall instructיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995manyלָֽרַבִּ֑יםla.ra.BimH7227:yet they shall fallוְנִכְשְׁל֞וּve.nikh.she.LuH3782by the swordבְּחֶ֧רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,and by flameוּבְלֶהָבָ֛הuv.le.ha.VaH3852,by captivityבִּשְׁבִ֥יbish.ViH7628,and by spoilוּבְבִזָּ֖הuv.vi.ZahH961, manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

34Now when they shall fallוּבְהִכָּ֣שְׁלָ֔םuv.hi.Ka.she.LamH3782,they shall be holpenיֵעָזְר֖וּye.'a.ze.RuH5826with a littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592helpעֵ֣זֶר'E.zerH5828:but manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227shall cleaveוְנִלְו֧וּve.nil.VuH3867to them with flatteriesבַּחֲלַקְלַקּֽוֹת׃ba.cha.lak.la.KotH2519.

35And someof them of understandingהַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֣יםha.mas.ki.LimH7919shall fallיִכָּֽשְׁל֗וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782,to tryלִצְר֥וֹףlitz.RofH6884them, and to purgeוּלְבָרֵ֥רu.le.va.RerH1305, and to make themwhiteוְלַלְבֵּ֖ןve.lal.BenH3835, evento the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of the endקֵ֑ץKetzH7093: because it isyet for a time appointedלַמּוֹעֵֽד׃la.mo.'EdH4150.

36And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall doוְעָשָׂ֨הve.'a.SahH6213according to his willכִרְצוֹנ֜וֹkhir.tzo.NoH7522;and he shall exaltוְיִתְרוֹמֵ֤םve.yit.ro.MemH7311himself, and magnifyוְיִתְגַּדֵּל֙ve.yit.ga.DelH1431himself above every godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,and shall speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696marvellous thingsנִפְלָא֑וֹתnif.la.'otH6381against the Godאֵ֣ל'elH410of godsאֵלִ֔ים'e.LimH410,and shall prosperוְהִצְלִ֙יחַ֙ve.hitz.Li.achH6743till the indignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195be accomplishedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615:for that that is determinedנֶחֱרָצָ֖הne.che.ra.TzahH2782shall be doneנֶעֱשָֽׂתָה׃ne.'e.Sa.tahH6213.

37Neither shall he regardיָבִ֔יןya.VinH995the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָיו֙'a.vo.TavH1,nor the desireחֶמְדַּ֥תchem.DatH2532of womenנָשִׁ֛יםna.ShimH802,nor regardיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995any godאֱל֖וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433:for he shall magnifyיִתְגַּדָּֽל׃yit.ga.DalH1431himself above all.

38But in his estateכַּנּ֖וֹka.NoH3653shall he honourיְכַבֵּ֑דye.kha.BedH3513the Godוְלֶאֱלֹ֙הַּ֙ve.le.'e.Lo.ahH433of forcesמָֽעֻזִּ֔יםma.'u.ZimH4581:and a godוְלֶאֱל֜וֹהַּve.le.'e.Lo.ahH433whom his fathersאֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.TavH1knewיְדָעֻ֣הוּye.da.'U.huH3045not shall he honourיְכַבֵּ֛דye.kha.BedH3513with goldבְּזָהָ֥בbe.za.HavH2091,and silverוּבְכֶ֛סֶףuv.Khe.sefH3701,and with preciousיְקָרָ֖הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוּבְאֶ֥בֶןuv.'E.venH68,and pleasant thingsH2532.

39Thus shall he doוְעָשָׂ֞הve.'a.SahH6213in the most strongמָֽעֻזִּים֙ma.'u.ZimH4581holdsלְמִבְצְרֵ֤יle.miv.tze.ReiH4013with a strangeנֵכָ֔רne.KharH5236godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,whom he shall acknowledgeיַכִּ֖ירhi.kirH5234andincreaseיַרְבֶּ֣הyar.BehH7235with gloryכָב֑וֹדkha.VodH3519:and he shall cause them to ruleוְהִמְשִׁילָם֙ve.him.shi.LamH4910over manyבָּֽרַבִּ֔יםba.ra.BimH7227,and shall divideיְחַלֵּ֥קye.cha.LekH2505the landוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127for gainבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

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