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And to the godsוְעַל אֱלֹהֵיof his fathersאֲבֹתָיוhe will notלֹאpay heed,יָבִיןnorוְעַלto the one desiredחֶמְדַּתby women,נָשִׁיםnorוְעַלto anyכָּלgodאֱלוֹהַּwill heלֹאpay heed,יָבִיןforכִּיabove allעַל כֹּלhe will magnify himself.יִתְגַּדָּל
Daniel 11:37
Study it in the app“And to the gods of his fathers he will not pay heed, nor to the one desired by women, nor to any god will he pay heed, for above all he will magnify himself.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Daniel 11:37, word by word
- And to the godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- of his fathersאֲבֹתָיavotay
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avotay” appears- pay heedיָבִיןyavin
consider
To look carefully at something in order to tell it apart.
Where else “yavin” appears- to the one desiredחֶמְדַּתchemdat
delight
What one longs for or loves.
Where else “chemdat” appears- by womenנָשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- godאֱלוֹהַּeloha
Eloah, god
Eloah: a name of God, the singular form of Elohim; also any god. It is used mostly in poetry.
Where else “eloha” appears- he will magnify himselfיִתְגַּדָּלyitgadal
exalt oneself
To exalt oneself proudly.
Where else “yitgadal” appears
Translation note
“The gods of his fathers”: it can also be translated “the Elohim of his fathers.” “The one desired by women”: so the Hebrew says; the text does not say who it is.
The context
36And the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and against El of gods he will speak astonishing things, and he will prosper until the indignation is completed, for what is decreed will be done.
37 · This verse (above)
38But the god of strongholds he will honor in his place; and a god that his fathers did not know he will honor with gold and with silver and with precious stones and with desirable things.