Daniel 11:24

“In a time of ease, and into the richest parts of the province, he will come, and he will do what his fathers did not do, nor the fathers of his fathers: plunder and spoil and goods he will scatter among them, and against fortified places he will devise his plans, but only until a time.”

Daniel 11:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 11:24, word by word

In a time of easeשַׁלְוָהshalva

ease, security

Ease, quietness; the security of one who lives without cares (sometimes a false security).

Where else “shalva” appears
and into the richest partsמִשְׁמַנֵּיmishmane

richness

The most fertile land; savory food.

Where else “mishmane” appears
of the provinceמְדִינָהmedina

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

Where else “medina” appears
he will comeיָבוֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “yavo” appears
and he will doעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears
his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avotay” appears
plunderבִּזָּהbiza

plunder

Plunder: what is taken from the defeated in war or in a raid. It is of the family of "plunder" (the verb).

Where else “biza” appears
and spoilשָׁלָלshalal

spoil, plunder

Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.

Where else “shalal” appears
and goodsרְכוּשׁrechush

possessions

Goods, possessions, property.

Where else “rechush” appears
he will scatterיִבְזוֹרyivzor

distribute

To hand out plunder among many.

Where else “yivzor” appears
and against fortified placesמִבְצָרִיםmivtsarim

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

Where else “mivtsarim” appears
he will deviseיְחַשֵּׁבyechashev

devise

To devise a plan or a design, good or bad.

Where else “yechashev” appears
his plansמַחְשְׁבֹתָיmachshvotay

plan

What one devises; or a trap against someone.

Where else “machshvotay” appears
only until a timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

Where else “et” appears

The context

23And from the time an alliance is made with him he will act deceitfully, and he will go up and become strong with a small nation.

24 · This verse (above)

25And he will stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south will wage war in battle with a great army, and exceedingly mighty, but he will not stand, for they will devise plans against him.

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