Daniel 11:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

So the king of the north shall come, and build a siege mound, and take the fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not withstand him, neither his chosen people, nor shall there be any strength to withstand.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיָבֹא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ הַצָּפ֔וֹן וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ֙ סֽוֹלֲלָ֔ה וְלָכַ֖ד עִ֣יר מִבְצָר֑וֹת וּזְרֹע֤וֹת הַנֶּ֙גֶב֙ לֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֔דוּ וְעַם֙ מִבְחָרָ֔יו וְאֵ֥ין כֹּ֖חַ לַעֲמֹֽד׃

Transliteration

wəyāḇōʾ meleḵ the ṣāpôn and yišpōḵ sôlălâ and lāḵaḏ ʿîr miḇṣārôt and zərōʿôt the negeḇ not yaʿămōḏû and ʿam miḇḥārāyw and not kōaḥ to laʿămōḏ

Grammar Details

• *wəyāḇōʾ*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and will come
• *meleḵ*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
• *ṣāpôn*: noun, masculine singular - north
• *yišpōḵ*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will pour out
• *sôlălâ*: noun, feminine singular - siege mound
• *lāḵaḏ*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will capture
• *ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular construct - city of
• *miḇṣārôt*: noun, feminine plural - fortifications
• *zərōʿôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - arms of
• *negeḇ*: noun, masculine singular - south
• *yaʿămōḏû*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will stand
• *ʿam*: noun, masculine singular construct - people of
• *miḇḥārāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his chosen ones
• *kōaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - strength
• *laʿămōḏ*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to stand

Word Meanings

• *yišpōḵ*: will pour out/will cast up/will heap up
• *sôlălâ*: siege mound/siege ramp/earthwork
• *lāḵaḏ*: will capture/will take/will seize
• *miḇṣārôt*: fortifications/fortified cities/strongholds
• *zərōʿôt*: arms/forces/powers
• *miḇḥārāyw*: his chosen ones/his select troops/his elite forces
• *kōaḥ*: strength/power/might

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the king of the North will come and build siege ramps and capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will not stand; even their best troops will have no strength to resist.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the king{H4428} of the north{H6828} shall come,{H935} and cast up{H8210} a mound,{H5550} and take{H3920} a well-fortified{H4013} city:{H5892} and the forces{H2220} of the south{H5045} shall not stand,{H5975} neither his chosen{H4005} people,{H5971} neither shall there be any strength{H3581} to stand.{H5975}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the king{H4428} of the north{H6828} shall come{H935}{(H8799)}, and cast up{H8210}{(H8799)} a mount{H5550}, and take{H3920}{(H8804)} the most fenced{H4013} cities{H5892}: and the arms{H2220} of the south{H5045} shall not withstand{H5975}{(H8799)}, neither his chosen{H4005} people{H5971}, neither shall there be any strength{H3581} to withstand{H5975}{(H8800)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So the kinge of the north shall come to laye sege, and to take the stroge fensed cities: And the power of the of ye south shal not be able to abyde him, & the best men of the people shall not be so stronge, as to resist him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the King of the North shall come, and cast vp a mount, and take the strong citie: and the armes of the South shall not resist, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  So the kyng of the north shal come & cast vp amount, & take the strong cities: and the armes of the south shall not resist, neither his chosen people, neither shal there be any strength to withstand.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither [shall there be any] strength to withstand.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And the king of the north cometh in, and poureth out a mount, and hath captured fenced cities; and the arms of the south do not stand, nor the people of his choice, yea, there is no power to stand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So the king of the north will come, and put up earthworks and take a well-armed town: and the forces of the king of the south will make an attempt to keep their position, even the best of his army, but they will not have strength to do so.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mound, and take a well-fortified city: and the forces of the south shall not stand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to stand.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the king of the north will advance and will build siege mounds and capture a well-fortified city. The forces of the south will not prevail, not even his finest contingents. They will have no strength to prevail.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 6:6 : 6 For thus has the LORD of hosts said, Cut down trees, and build a mound against Jerusalem. This is the city to be visited; she is full of oppression in her midst.
• Ezek 4:2 : 2 And lay siege against it, build a fort against it, and throw up a ramp against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it all around.
• Ezek 17:17 : 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, by casting up mounds and building forts to cut off many persons:
• Dan 8:7 : 7 And I saw him come close to the ram, and he was moved with anger against him, and struck the ram, and broke 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 from his hand.
• Dan 11:6 : 6 And at the end of some years, they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of her authority; neither shall he stand, nor his authority: but she shall be given up, along with those who brought her, and he who fathered her, and he who strengthened her in these times.
• Jer 33:4 : 4 For thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are torn down by the battering rams and by the sword:
• Jer 52:4 : 4 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and camped against it, and built forts against it all around.
• Josh 1:5 : 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will not fail you, nor forsake you.
• Prov 21:30-31 : 30 There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the LORD. 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but safety is of the LORD.
• Jer 5:10 : 10 Go up upon her walls, and destroy; but do not make a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD'S.