And by his cunningוְעַל שִׂכְלוֹhe will makeוְdeceitמִרְמָהprosperהִצְלִיחַin his hand,בְּיָדוֹand in his heartוּבִלְבָבוֹhe will make himself great,יַגְדִּילand in their easeוּבְשַׁלְוָהhe will destroyיַשְׁחִיתmany;רַבִּיםand against the Princeוְעַל שַׂרof princesשָׂרִיםhe will stand up;יַעֲמֹדbut withoutוּבְאֶפֶסhandיָדhe will be broken.יִשָּׁבֵר
Daniel 8:25
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Daniel 8:25, word by word
- And by his cunningשִׂכְלsichl
cunning
Skill in deceiving with cleverness.
Where else “sichl” appears- deceitמִרְמָהmirma
deceit
Deceit, fraud, treachery.
Where else “mirma” appears- prosperהִצְלִיחַhitsliach
give success
To make something succeed.
Where else “hitsliach” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- and in his heartלְבָבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- he will make himself greatיַגְדִּילyagdil
exalt oneself
To exalt oneself proudly.
Where else “yagdil” appears- and in their easeשַׁלְוָהshalva
ease, security
Ease, quietness; the security of one who lives without cares (sometimes a false security).
Where else “shalva” appears- he will destroyיַשְׁחִיתyashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “yashchit” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- and against the Princeשַׂרsar
nobleman
Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.
Where else “sar” appears- he will stand upיַעֲמֹדyaamod
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appears- but withoutאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- he will be brokenיִשָּׁבֵרyishaver
break
To break something to pieces.
Where else “yishaver” appears
Translation note
“Without hand”: it can be understood “not by a human hand” (compare 2:34, “not by hands”).
The context
24And his power will be mighty, but not by his own power; and he will destroy astonishingly, and prosper, and act, and destroy mighty ones and the people of the saints.
25 · This verse (above)
26And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been told is true; and you, keep secret the vision, for it is for many days.”