DAN 11:8 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,גַם
2. 519016,519017
3. And also
4. Then
5. 1571
6. S-C,Ta
7. and=also
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362762
1. אֱלֹהֵי,הֶם
2. 519018,519019
3. gods of their
4. gods
5. 430
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
7. gods_of,their
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362763
1. עִם
2. 519020
3. with
4. -
6. S-R
7. with
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362764
2. 519021
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 362765
1. נְסִכֵי,הֶם
2. 519022,519023
3. images of their molten
4. metal images
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
7. images_of,their_molten
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362766
1. עִם
2. 519024
3. with
4. -
6. S-R
7. with
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362767
2. 519025
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 362768
1. כְּלֵי
2. 519026
3. the vessels of
4. -
5. 3627
6. S-Ncmpc
7. the_vessels_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362769
1. חֶמְדָּתָ,ם
2. 519027,519028
3. their desire of their
4. precious
6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3mp
7. their_desire_of,their
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362770
1. כֶּסֶף
2. 519029
3. silver
4. silver
5. 3701
6. S-Ncmsa
7. silver
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362771
1. וְ,זָהָב
2. 519030,519031
3. and gold
4. gold
5. 2091
6. S-C,Ncmsa
7. and,gold
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362772
1. בַּ,שְּׁבִי
2. 519032,519033
3. in captivity
4. with
6. S-Rd,Ncbsa
7. in,captivity
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362773
1. יָבִא
2. 519034
3. he will take
4. take
5. 935
6. V-Vhi3ms
7. he_will_take
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362774
1. מִצְרָיִם
2. 519035
3. Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
4. Egypt
5. 4714
6. S-Np
7. Egypt
8. -
9. Location=Egypt; Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362775
1. וְ,הוּא
2. 519036,519037
3. and he
4. -
5. 1931
6. S-C,Pp3ms
7. and=he
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362776
1. שָׁנִים
2. 519038
3. years
4. years
5. 8141
6. S-Ncfpa
7. years
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362777
1. יַעֲמֹד
2. 519039
3. he will stand
4. -
5. 5975
6. V-Vqi3ms
7. he_will_stand
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362778
1. מִ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 519040,519041
3. away from the king of
4. king
5. 4428
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. away,from_the_king_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362779
1. הַ,צָּפוֹן
2. 519042,519043
3. the north
4. northern
5. 6828
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. of,the_north
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362780
2. 519044
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 362781

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 11:7–10

This paragraph continues to describe the conflict between the northern and the southern kingdoms.

11:8a

He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold.

He will also/even take from them their idols, their images made from melted metal, and their precious vessels of gold and silver. He will take all of these back with him to Egypt.
He and his men will even take away the idols of the northern kingdom, the molten images that they worshiped, and the gold and silver objects that they prized/valued. They will transport all of these things back to Egypt.

He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold: The pronoun He continues to refer to the one who was the king of the South at that time (Ptolemy III). He would take or steal the treasures of the northern kingdom for his own kingdom. He would not do this personally but would order his soldiers to do so. Here are some other ways to translate this:

He will take the metal statues of their gods and their precious utensils of silver and gold back to Egypt

He will cause/order their gods, their metal images, and their gold and silver treasures to be taken to Egypt.

He will order his men to seize their gods, their metal images, and their gold and silver treasures, and to take them to Egypt.

take…captive: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as take…captive is more literally “take into captivity.” In your translation, you may use one or two verbs, whichever is most natural in your language.

their gods…their metal images: The gods that the people of the North worshiped were in the form of metal images. These were not separate items. It may therefore be natural to translate this as:

their gods, that is, their metal images

the images of their gods cast in metal (REB)

the metal statues of their gods (GW)

Egypt: In this verse part the country of Egypt is explicitly mentioned for the first time. Egypt is the southern kingdom where the relative (brother) of the murdered queen was now ruler.

and their precious vessels of silver and gold: The Hebrew phrase that the BSB translates as their precious vessels is literally “the vessels of their desire.” It refers to containers and utensils such as cups and bowls that were precious and therefore prized or valued by their owners. These articles were probably those used in religious rituals. Here are some other ways to translate this:

their previous vessels of silver and gold (NRSV)

their precious treasures of silver and gold (CEV)

their valuable things made of silver and gold (NCV)

General Comment on 11:8a

In some languages it may be natural to reorder the information in these verse parts, mentioning Egypt in the first part of the verse. For example:

When he returns to Egypt, he will carry back their idols with him, along with priceless articles of gold and silver. (NLT)

Then he will carry their idols to Egypt, together with their precious treasures of silver and gold (CEV)

He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. (NET)

11:8b

For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,

For some years after that, the king of the south will stay away from the king of the north.
Then for a few years the king of the south will stop attacking the northern kingdom.

For some years he will stay away from the king of the North: This verse part indicates that there would be a few years of peace. The king of the South would not attempt to attack the king of the North. In some languages it may be natural to translate this as a separate sentence. For example:

Then he will not bother the king of the North for a few years. (NCV)

In your translation, avoid implying that after these years the king of the South would attack the king of the North. As the following verse part indicates, the peace was broken by the king of the North.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠שְּׁבִ֖י יָבִ֣א מִצְרָ֑יִם

in,captivity take Miʦrayim/(Egypt)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of captivity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he will capture and carry away to Egypt]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אֱֽלֹהֵי⁠הֶ֡ם

gods_of,their

The pronoun their refers to the people of the northern kingdom. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the gods of the people of the north]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כְּלֵ֨י חֶמְדָּתָ֜⁠ם כֶּ֧סֶף וְ⁠זָהָ֛ב

vessels_of their_desire_of,their silver and,gold

The angel is using the possessive form to describe vessels that are characterized by being objects of their delight. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the silver and gold vessels that they treasured]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יַעֲמֹ֔ד מִ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ הַ⁠צָּפֽוֹן

refrain away,from_the_king_of of,the_north

The angel is using he will stand from the king of the north as a common expression of the culture to mean “he will keep away from the king of the north and not attack him.” 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: [he will refrain from attacking the king of the north]

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 also
2. Then
3. 1987,1471
5. 519016,519017
6. S-C,Ta
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362762
1. gods of their
2. gods
3. 38,1978
5. 519018,519019
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362763
1. with
2. -
3. 5681
5. 519020
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362764
1. images of their molten
2. metal images
3. 5181,1978
5. 519022,519023
6. S-Ncmpc,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362766
1. with
2. -
3. 5681
5. 519024
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362767
1. the vessels of
2. -
3. 3429
5. 519026
6. S-Ncmpc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362769
1. their desire of their
2. precious
3. 2395,1978
5. 519027,519028
6. S-Ncfsc,Sp3mp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362770
1. silver
2. silver
3. 3541
5. 519029
6. S-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362771
1. and gold
2. gold
3. 1987,2105
5. 519030,519031
6. S-C,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362772
1. in captivity
2. with
3. 846,7421
5. 519032,519033
6. S-Rd,Ncbsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362773
1. he will take
2. take
3. 1274
5. 519034
6. V-Vhi3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362774
1. Miʦrayim/(Egypt)
2. Egypt
3. 4178
5. 519035
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Location=Egypt; Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362775
1. and he
2. -
3. 1987,1978
5. 519036,519037
6. S-C,Pp3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362776
1. years
2. years
3. 7849
5. 519038
6. S-Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362777
1. he will stand
2. -
3. 5951
5. 519039
6. V-Vqi3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362778
1. away from the king of
2. king
3. 4129,4308
5. 519040,519041
6. S-R,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362779
1. the north
2. northern
3. 1893,6682
5. 519042,519043
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 362780

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.