Daniel 11:30

“And ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart and return and be indignant against the holy covenant and act; and he will return and pay heed to those who forsake the holy covenant.”

Daniel 11:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 11:30, word by word

And shipsצִיִּיםtsiyim

ship

Ship, vessel.

Where else “tsiyim” appears
of Kittimכִּתִּיםkitim

Kittim

Kittim, descendants of Javan; the name is used for Cyprus and later for peoples across the sea.

Where else “kitim” appears
will comeבָאוּvau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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and he will lose heartנִכְאָהnicha

be disheartened

To be disheartened, downcast; also to dishearten another (Ezekiel 13:22).

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and returnשָׁבshav

return

To go back to a place.

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and be indignantזָעַםzaam

be indignant

To be very angry with someone.

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against the holyקוֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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covenantבְּרִיתberit

covenant

The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.

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and actעָשָׂהasa

do

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

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and pay heedיָבֵןyaven

consider

To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.

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to those who forsakeעֹזְבֵיozve

forsake

To turn one's back on YHWH, someone or a place.

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Translation note

“Kittim”: Cyprus and, in general, the people of the western coastlands (Strong: Greeks or Romans); here it can be understood of the Romans.

The context

29At the appointed time he will return and come into the south, but it will not be like the first time nor like the last.

30 · This verse (above)

31And forces from him will stand up and profane the sanctuary, the stronghold, and take away the continual sacrifice, and set up the detestable thing that makes desolate.

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