Daniel 11:3

American Standard Version (1901)

And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעָמַ֖ד מֶ֣לֶךְ גִּבּ֑וֹר וּמָשַׁל֙ מִמְשָׁ֣ל רַ֔ב וְעָשָׂ֖ה כִּרְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿāmaḏ meleḵ gibbôr and māšal mimšāl raḇ and ʿāśâ kirṣônô

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʿāmaḏ*: conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will stand/arise
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
• *gibbôr*: adjective, masculine singular - mighty/powerful
• *māšal*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rule
• *mimšāl*: noun, masculine singular construct - dominion/rule
• *raḇ*: adjective, masculine singular - great/vast
• *ʿāśâ*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will do
• *kirṣônô*: preposition + noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - according to his will/pleasure

Word Meanings

• *ʿāmaḏ*: stand/arise/appear
• *gibbôr*: mighty/powerful/valiant
• *māšal*: rule/reign/have dominion
• *mimšāl*: dominion/rule/authority
• *raḇ*: great/vast/abundant
• *kirṣônô*: according to his will/pleasure/desire

Referenced Verses

• Dan 8:21 : 21 And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
• Dan 11:16 : 16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious land, and in his hand shall be destruction.
• Dan 11:36 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
• Dan 5:19 : 19 and because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he raised up, and whom he would he put down.
• Dan 7:6 : 6 After this I beheld, and, lo, another, like a leopard, which had upon its back four wings of a bird; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
• Dan 8:4-9 : 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; and no beasts could stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and magnified himself. 5 And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west over the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had the two horns, which I saw standing before the river, and ran upon him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 And the he-goat magnified himself exceedingly: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable [horns] toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious [land] . 10 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and some of the host and of the stars it cast down to the ground, and trampled upon them. 11 Yea, it magnified itself, even to the prince of the host; and it took away from him the continual [burnt-offering], and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 12 And the host was given over [to it] together with the continual [burnt-offering] through transgression; and it cast down truth to the ground, and it did [its pleasure] and prospered. 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking; and another holy one said unto that certain one who spake, How long shall be the vision [concerning] the continual [burnt-offering], and the transgression that maketh desolate, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred evenings [and] mornings; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
• Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Eph 1:11 : 11 in whom also we were made a heritage, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his will;
• Heb 2:4 : 4 God also bearing witness with them, both by signs and wonders, and by manifold powers, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will.
• Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.