Daniel 11:7-9

11:7 “There will arise in his ¹  place one from her family line ²  who will come against their army and will enter the stronghold of the king of the north and will move against them successfully. ³  11:8 He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from ⁴  the king of the north. 11:9 Then the king of the north ⁵  will advance against the empire of the king of the south, but will withdraw to his own land.

[11:7]  ¹ sn The reference is to the king of Egypt.

[11:7]  ² tn Heb “the stock of her roots.”

[11:7]  ³ tn Heb “will deal with them and prevail.”

[11:8]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew preposition מִן (min) is used here with the verb עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”). It probably has a sense of separation (“stand away from”), although it may also be understood in an adversative sense (“stand against”).

[11:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.