DAN 11:20 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,עָמַד
2. 519321,519322
3. And he will arise
4. Then and but
5. 5975
6. SV-C,Vqq3ms
7. and,he_will_arise
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362954
1. עַל
2. 519323
3. on
4. -
6. S-R
7. on
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362955
2. 519324
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 362956
1. כַּנּ,וֹ
2. 519325,519326
3. place of his
4. -
5. 3653
6. S-Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. place_of,his
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362957
1. מַעֲבִיר
2. 519327
3. one who will send through
4. send
6. V-Vhrmsa
7. [one_who_will]_send_through
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362958
1. נוֹגֵשׂ
2. 519328
3. an oppressor
4. -
5. 5065
6. O-Vqrmsa
7. an_oppressor
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362959
1. הֶדֶר
2. 519329
3. +the splendour of
4. -
5. 1925
6. S-Ncmsc
7. [the]_splendor_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362960
1. מַלְכוּת
2. 519330
3. a kingdom
4. kingdom
5. 4438
6. S-Ncfsa
7. a_kingdom
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362961
1. וּ,בְ,יָמִים
2. 519331,519332,519333
3. and in days
4. days
5. 3117
6. S-C,R,Ncmpa
7. and,in,days
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362962
1. אֲחָדִים
2. 519334
3. one(s)
4. -
5. 259
6. S-Acmpa
7. one(s)
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362963
1. יִשָּׁבֵר
2. 519335
3. he will be broken
4. broken
5. 7665
6. V-VNi3ms
7. he_will_be_broken
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362964
1. וְ,לֹא
2. 519336,519337
3. and not
4. -
5. 3808
6. S-C,Tn
7. and=not
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362965
1. בְ,אַפַּיִם
2. 519338,519339
3. in anger(s)
4. anger
5. 639
6. S-R,Ncmda
7. in,anger(s)
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362966
1. וְ,לֹא
2. 519340,519341
3. and not
4. -
5. 3808
6. S-C,Tn
7. and=not
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362967
1. בְ,מִלְחָמָה
2. 519342,519343
3. in battle
4. battle
5. 4421
6. S-R,Ncfsa
7. in,battle
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362968
2. 519344
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 362969

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 11:20

This paragraph tells briefly of the reign of the next king of the North and of his death.

11:20a

In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom;

¶ “Then a new king will reign in his place. He will order an officer to collect taxes for the splendor of his kingdom.
¶ “The next king of the northern kingdom will send out a tax collector for the sake of glory of his kingdom.

In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom: This verse part is difficult. The Hebrew text may be a reference to the narrative in 2 Maccabees 3. Seleucus IV sent his prime minister or finance minister Heliodorus to seize the wealth in the treasury of the Jerusalem temple. He wanted it for the benefit of the Seleucid empire and for his own glory. Here is another way to translate this:

The next king of the north will try to collect taxes for the glory of his kingdom. (CEV)

In his place one will arise: The Hebrew text is more literally “and one will arise in his place who….” Here are some other ways to translate this:

Then shall arise in his place (NRSV)

The next king of the North

He will be followed by another king

The successor to Antiochus III was named Seleucus IV. You may mention this in a footnote if you choose, but not in the text itself.

a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom: This is a difficult phrase. The Hebrew text says “an exactor/oppressor of splendor of kingdom.” It is uncertain to what this refers. The two main possibilities are:

a tax collector who wanted to increase the splendor of the northern kingdom. For example:
an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom (ESV) (BSB, NIV, GNT, NRSV, ESV, NLT, CEV, NCV, NET)
a tax collector who took taxes from Jerusalem and the temple there (the splendor of Israel). For example:
a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom (KJV) (RSV, NASB, KJV, NJB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), along with the majority of English versions.11:20 See the UBS Handbook, page 298.

a tax collector: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as a tax collector means “an oppressor.” In this context it refers to someone who oppresses people by making them pay taxes or tribute to a foreign government. Here are some other ways to translate this:

an oppressor (NASB)

a raiser of taxes (KJV)

an officer to oppress the people with taxes (GNT)

for the glory of the kingdom: This phrase probably indicates that this king wanted to benefit his own kingdom. See the note above on “a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom.” Here are some other ways to translate this:

for the glory of the kingdom (NRSV)

in order to increase the wealth of his kingdom (GNT)

11:20b

but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.

But after several years this king will be killed, but not while he is fighting or at war.
However, a short time later, someone will kill the king. He will not die while fighting a battle.

but within a few days he will be destroyed: The pronoun he here refers to the successor king and not to the tax collector. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit, as the REB has done:

after but a brief time this king too will meet his end (REB)

within a few days: The Hebrew text says “in a few days.” This is an idiom for a short period of time and in most languages should not be translated literally. Here are some possible ways to translate this:

Shortly after this

Soon after

Not long after

he will be destroyed: The Hebrew is literally “he will be broken.” In this context it refers to the killing of the king, his assassination. Historical records indicate that he was killed by order of his minister, Heliodorus.11:20 This was recorded by the ancient historian Appian. See Goldingay, page 299. However, it is not recommended that you supply this information in the text, though you may wish to mention it in a footnote. It is best to translate this without making explicit who killed the king. There are two ways to do this:

using a passive verb. For example:
he will be killed
he will be put to death
using an active verb. For example:
he will come to a sudden end (CEV)
someone will kill him

though not in anger or in battle: This verse part suggests that this king was to be killed in some secret and shameful way. It is recorded that Seleucus IV died when he was assassinated by order of his own minister, in 175 B.C. It was not a glorious or heroic death that people would honor.

The two ideas in anger and in battle should probably be considered as one complex idea referring to men fighting in battle. Similar English idioms include “in the heat of battle” and “in the rage of battle.” Here are some other ways to translate this:

He will not die while he is fighting in battle.

However, he will not die during the angry fighting/raging of a war.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עָמַ֧ד עַל־כַּנּ֛⁠וֹ מַעֲבִ֥יר נוֹגֵ֖שׂ

and,he_will_arise on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in place_of,his send official

Rising up in a king’s place represents becoming king in place of the previous king. Alternate translation: “another man will become king of the North instead of that king and he will send a tax collector”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִשָּׁבֵ֔ר

broken

Here he refers to the new king. Being broken represents dying. Alternate translation: “the new king will die”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹ֥א בְ⁠אַפַּ֖יִם

and=not in,anger(s)

This could mean: (1) no one was angry at the king, or (2) that the occasion and cause of the king’s death were kept secret.

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

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 11:20

Hebrew word order

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

Paragraph 11:20

11:20a

11:20b

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