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Kings of the South and North

Daniel 11:10

In 11 translations

BSB
But his sons will stir up strife and assemble a great army, which will advance forcefully, sweeping through like a flood, and will again carry the battle as far as his fortress.
KJV
But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress.shall be…: or, shall warreturn…: or, be stirred up again
WEB
His sons will wage war, and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will come on, and overflow, and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress. His sons will wage war and will assemble a multitude of great forces which will keep coming and overflow and pass through. They will return and wage war, even to his fortress.
ASV
And his sons shall war, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall come on, and overflow, and pass through; and they shall return and war, even to his fortress.
LSV
and his sons stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he has certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turns back, and they stir themselves up to his stronghold.
YLT
and his sons stir themselves up, and have gathered a multitude of great forces, and he hath certainly come in, and overflowed, and passed through, and he turneth back, and they stir themselves up unto his stronghold.
DBY
And his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces; and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through; and he shall return and carry the war even to his fortress.
DRC
And his sons shall be provoked, and they shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and he shall come with haste like a flood: and he shall return and be stirred up, and he shall join battle with his forces.
GNV
Wherefore his sonnes shall be stirred vp, and shall assemble a mightie great armie: and one shall come, and ouerflowe, and passe through: then shall he returne, and be stirred vp at his fortresse.
JPS
And his sons shall stir themselves up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces, and he shall come on, and overflow, as he passes through; and he shall return and stir himself up, even to his stronghold.
LXXE
And his sons shall gather a multitude among many: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through, and he shall rest, and collect his strength.

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  • Written (Ketiv): וּבְנוֹ (“and son his”). Read aloud (Qere): וּבָנָ֣יו (“and sons his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
  • Written (Ketiv): וְיִתְגָּרוּ (“so they may wage war”). Read aloud (Qere): וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖ה (“so it may wage war”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
  • Written (Ketiv): מָעֻזָּה׃ (“stronghold his”). Read aloud (Qere): מָעֻזּֽוֹ׃ (“stronghold his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Leningrad Codex reads וּבָנָ֣ו; read aloud (Qere) reads וּבָנָ֣יו (“and sons his”).
  • Leningrad Codex reads וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖ו; read aloud (Qere) reads וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖ה (“so it may wage war”).
  • Leningrad Codex reads מָעֻזֹּֽה׃; read aloud (Qere) reads מָעֻזּֽוֹ׃ (“stronghold his”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
ובנו יִתְגָּר֗וּ וְאָסְפוּ֙ הֲמוֹן֙ חֲיָלִ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים וּבָ֥א ב֖וֹא וְשָׁטַ֣ף וְעָבָ֑ר וְיָשֹׁ֥ב ויתגרו עַד־מעזה׃Read aloud as (qere): וּבָנָ֣יוRead aloud as (qere): וְיִתְגָּרֶ֖הRead aloud as (qere): מָעֻזּֽוֹ
LXX-Br
Καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ συνάξουσιν ὄχλον ἀναμέσον πολλῶν· καὶ ἐλεύσεται ἐρχόμενος καὶ κατακλύζων, καὶ παρελεύσεται, καὶ καθίεται, καὶ συμπροσπλακήσεται ἕως τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Daniel 11:26Those who eat from his provisions will seek to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall slain.
  • Daniel 11:7But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.
  • Jeremiah 51:42The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves.
  • Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end…
  • Isaiah 25:12The high-walled fortress will be brought down, cast to the ground, into the dust.
  • Isaiah 8:7–8the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks. It will pour into Judah, swirling and…
  • Jeremiah 46:7–8Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn? Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’
  • Daniel 11:39–40He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price. At the time of the end, the…
  • Daniel 11:22Then a flood of forces will be swept away before him and destroyed, along with a prince of the covenant.

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