DAN 11:15 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וְ,יָבֹא
2. 519184,519185
3. And he will come
4. Then come and
5. 935
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
7. and,he_will_come
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362873
1. מֶלֶךְ
2. 519186
3. the king of
4. king
5. 4428
6. S-Ncmsc
7. the_king_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362874
1. הַ,צָּפוֹן
2. 519187,519188
3. of the north
4. northern
5. 6828
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. of,the_north
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362875
1. וְ,יִשְׁפֹּךְ
2. 519189,519190
3. and he will pour out
4. -
5. 8210
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
7. and,he_will_pour_out
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362876
1. סוֹלֲלָה
2. 519191
3. a mound
4. -
5. 5550
6. O-Ncfsa
7. a_mound
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362877
1. וְ,לָכַד
2. 519192,519193
3. and he will capture
4. capture
5. 3920
6. SV-C,Vqq3ms
7. and,he_will_capture
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362878
1. עִיר
2. 519194
3. a city of
4. city
6. O-Ncfsc
7. a_city_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362879
1. מִבְצָרוֹת
2. 519195
3. fortifications
4. fortified
5. 4013
6. O-Ncmpa
7. fortifications
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362880
1. וּ,זְרֹעוֹת
2. 519196,519197
3. and the forces of
4. forces
5. 2220
6. S-C,Ncbpc
7. and,the_forces_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362881
1. הַ,נֶּגֶב
2. 519198,519199
3. the south
4. south
5. 5045
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_south
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362882
1. לֹא
2. 519200
3. not
4. -
5. 3808
6. S-Tn
7. not
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362883
1. יַעֲמֹדוּ
2. 519201
3. they will stand
4. -
5. 5975
6. V-Vqi3mp
7. they_will_stand
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362884
1. וְ,עַם
2. 519202,519203
3. and the people of
4. troops
6. S-C,Ncmsc
7. and,the_people_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362885
1. מִבְחָרָי,ו
2. 519204,519205
3. his choicest ones of his
4. their
5. 4005
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3ms
7. his_choicest_ones_of,his
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362886
1. וְ,אֵין
2. 519206,519207
3. and there +will not +be
4. -
5. 369
6. SP-C,Tn
7. and,there_[will]_not_[be]
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362887
1. כֹּחַ
2. 519208
3. strength
4. strength
6. S-Ncmsa
7. strength
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362888
1. לַ,עֲמֹד
2. 519209,519210
3. to stand
4. -
5. 5975
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to=stand
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362889
2. 519211
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 362890

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.

Paragraph 11:14–15

The king of the South will meet opposition from many sides. His army will be forced to retreat.

11:15a

Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city.

Then the king of the north shall advance with his army. His men will build a siege ramp and capture a strongly fortified city.
Then the king of the north will march against one of the strong cities of the land of the south. He will cause his soldiers to build great mounds of dirt against the city walls, and in this way they will capture it.

Then the king of the North will come, build up a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city: This verse part describes the way in which the king of the North will conquer one of the strong cities of the South. It refers to a war practice of the time. Cities were protected by walls. An attacking army would therefore pile up dirt against one of the walls in order to be able to fire arrows into it. The tall pile of dirt was called a siege ramp. Here are some other ways to translate this:

Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. (NET)

He will build ramps to the tops of the city walls and will capture a strong, walled city. (NCV)

Then the northern king will come, build dirt attack ramps, and capture a fortified city. (GW)

General Comment on 11:15a

In some languages it may be natural to mention the fortified city in the first part of 11:15a. For example:

Then the king of the north will come and lay siege to a fortified city and capture it. (NLT)

Then the king of the northern kingdom and his army will come to a strongly fortified city of the king of the south. They will pile mounds of dirt against its walls and so capture the city.

11:15b

The forces of the South will not stand;

The army of the southern kingdom will not be able to withstand the enemy.
The southern army will not be able to keep the enemy away/out.

The forces of the South will not stand: The Hebrew clause that the BSB translates as The forces of the South refers to the armed forces of the king of the South, that is, his armies. They will not be able to resist or withstand the forces of the king of the North. Here are some other ways to translate this:

And the forces of the south shall not stand (RSV)

The southern forces will not be able to withstand him. (GW)

11:15c

even their best troops will not be able to resist.

Not even their best troops will be strong enough to prevent the fall of the city.
Even the elite/finest soldiers will be unable to save the city.

even their best troops will not be able to resist: This phrase emphasizes what was said in 11:15b. The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as their best troops refers to the finest or elite soldiers of the South. The verb to resist here refers to standing one’s ground or resisting the attack of the northern enemy. Here are some other ways to translate this:

even their best troops will not be strong enough to stop the northern army (NCV)

in fact, not even his/its elite troops will be strong enough to resist the attack

In some languages it may be natural to translate this clause as a separate sentence. For example:

Even their best troops will not be strong enough. (GW)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠יִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ סֽוֹלֲלָ֔ה

and,he_will_pour_out siege_ramps

The angel is using he will pour out a mound as a common expression of the culture to mean “he will pile up earth against the wall of a city in order to attack it.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he will build a siege ramp against a city wall]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עִ֣יר מִבְצָר֑וֹת

(a)_city well-fortified

The angel is using the possessive form to describe a city that is characterized by fortifications. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a fortified city]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠זְרֹע֤וֹת הַ⁠נֶּ֨גֶב֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ

and,the_forces_of of,the_south not stand

Here, the arms represents “the military forces.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And the military forces of the south will not stand]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠עַם֙ מִבְחָרָ֔י⁠ו

and,the_people_of his_choicest_ones_of,his

The angel is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [even his best warriors will not stand]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And
2. Then come and
3. 1987,1274
5. 519184,519185
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362873
1. the king of
2. king
3. 4308
5. 519186
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362874
1. he will come
2. Then come and
3. 1987,1274
5. 519184,519185
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362873
1. of the north
2. northern
3. 1893,6682
5. 519187,519188
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362875
1. and he will pour out
2. -
3. 1987,7861
5. 519189,519190
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362876
1. a mound
2. -
3. 5483
5. 519191
6. O-Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362877
1. and he will capture
2. capture
3. 1987,3818
5. 519192,519193
6. SV-C,Vqq3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362878
1. a city of
2. city
3. 5667
5. 519194
6. O-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362879
1. fortifications
2. fortified
3. 4036
5. 519195
6. O-Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362880
1. and the forces of
2. forces
3. 1987,2028
5. 519196,519197
6. S-C,Ncbpc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362881
1. the south
2. south
3. 1893,5042
5. 519198,519199
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362882
1. not
2. -
3. 3835
5. 519200
6. S-Tn
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362883
1. they will stand
2. -
3. 5951
5. 519201
6. V-Vqi3mp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362884
1. and the people of
2. troops
3. 1987,5847
5. 519202,519203
6. S-C,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362885
1. his choicest ones of his
2. their
3. 4030,1978
5. 519204,519205
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362886
1. and there +will not +be
2. -
3. 1987,500
5. 519206,519207
6. SP-C,Tn
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362887
1. strength
2. strength
3. 3670
5. 519208
6. S-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362888
1. to stand
2. -
3. 3705,5951
5. 519209,519210
6. SV-R,Vqc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362889

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear DAN 11:15