The king of the South will grow strong, but one of his commanders will grow even stronger and will rule his own kingdom with great authority.Daniel 11:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְיֶחֱזַ֥ק מֶֽלֶךְ־הַנֶּ֖גֶב וּמִן־שָׂרָ֑יו וְיֶחֱזַ֤ק עָלָיו֙ וּמָשָׁ֔ל מִמְשָׁ֥ל רַ֖ב מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃
- וְיֶחֱזַ֥קve.ye.che.Zak“so he may become strong”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
- מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- הַנֶּ֖גֶבha.Ne.gev“the south”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫גֶב · “south” · Strong's H5045H
- וּמִן־u.min-“and one of”Conjunction + Preposition · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- שָׂרָ֑יוsa.Rav“commanders his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
- וְיֶחֱזַ֤קve.ye.che.Zak“so he may become strong”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “strengthen” · Strong's H2388G
- עָלָיו֙'a.Lav“on him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- וּמָשָׁ֔לu.ma.Shal“and he will exercise dominion”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
- מִמְשָׁ֥לmi.Shal“[will be] a dominion”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִמְשָׁל · “dominion” · Strong's H4474
- רַ֖בrav“great”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.To“dominion his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֶמְשָׁלָה · “dominion” · Strong's H4475
Places named in this verse
- Southregion · Identification: certain · Map of South (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about South on OpenBible.info