Daniel

Daniel 11:30–31

³⁰Ships of Kittim^g will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant. ³¹His forces will rise up and desecrate the temple fortress. They will abolish the daily sacrifice and set up the abomination of desolation.

Footnotes

g 11:30 Or western coastlands or Mediterranean islands

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Daniel 11:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Ships	צִיִּ֤ים	ṣî·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6716 ship
of Kittim	כִּתִּים֙	kit·tîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3794 Cypriotes
will come	וּבָ֨אוּ	ū·ḇā·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
against him	ב֜וֹ	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and he will lose heart	וְנִכְאָ֔ה	wə·niḵ·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3512 be disheartened, cowed
Then he will turn back	וְשָׁ֛ב	wə·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and rage	וְזָעַ֥ם	wə·zā·‘am	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2194 be indignant
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the holy	ק֖וֹדֶשׁ	qō·w·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
covenant	בְּרִֽית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
and do	וְעָשָׂ֑ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
So he will return	וְשָׁ֣ב	wə·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and show favor	וְיָבֵ֔ן	wə·yā·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H995 discern
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
those who forsake	עֹזְבֵ֖י	‘ō·zə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the holy	קֹֽדֶשׁ׃	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
covenant	בְּרִ֥ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant

Daniel 11:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His	מִמֶּ֣נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
forces	וּזְרֹעִ֖ים	ū·zə·rō·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
will rise up	יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ	ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
and desecrate	וְחִלְּל֞וּ	wə·ḥil·lə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
the temple	הַמִּקְדָּ֤שׁ	ham·miq·dāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
fortress	הַמָּעוֹז֙	ham·mā·‘ō·wz	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
They will abolish	וְהֵסִ֣ירוּ	wə·hê·sî·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
the daily sacrifice	הַתָּמִ֔יד	hat·tā·mîḏ	Article; Adverb	H8548 continuity
and set up	וְנָתְנ֖וּ	wə·nā·ṯə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
the abomination	הַשִּׁקּ֥וּץ	haš·šiq·qūṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8251 detested thing
of desolation	מְשׁוֹמֵֽם׃	mə·šō·w·mêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled

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Daniel 11:30 Genesis 10:4 · Numbers 24:24 · Isaiah 23:12 · Jeremiah 2:10 · Daniel 11:28 · Matthew 24:10 · Daniel 7:25 · Isaiah 23:1 · Revelation 12:12

Daniel 11:31 Daniel 12:11 · Daniel 9:27 · Matthew 24:15 · Mark 13:14 · Daniel 8:11–13 · Luke 21:20 · Revelation 17:12 · Ezekiel 24:21–22 · Acts 13:40–41

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.