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"Now then, what I'm about to tell you is true. Three more kings will appear in Persia. Then a fourth one will rule. He will be much richer than all of the others. He will use his wealth to gain power. And he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
Reference
Greek: νυνί (nyní)
just now
Hebrew: ʼĕdayin
then (of time)
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: πρός (prós)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
Hebrew: ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
Greek: ἐκλαλέω (eklaléō)
to divulge
Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós)
truthful
Hebrew: tsᵉdâʼ
a (sinister) design
Greek: τρεῖς (treîs)
"three"
Greek: ἄλλος (állos)
"else," i.e. different (in many applications)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐμφανίζω (emphanízō)
to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)
Hebrew: gâlash
probably to caper (as a goat)
Hebrew: Pâraç
Paras (i.e. Persia), an Eastern country, including its inhabitants
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: rᵉbîyʻay
{fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth}
Greek: εἰρήνη (eirḗnē)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
Hebrew: ʼalmônîy
some one (i.e. so and so, without giving the name of the person or place)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: βραβεύω (brabeúō)
to arbitrate, i.e. (genitive case) to govern (figuratively, prevail)
Hebrew: maʻtsâr
subjectively, control
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Hebrew: mirbâh
abundance, i.e. a great quantity
Greek: ἤπερ (ḗper)
than at all (or than perhaps, than indeed)
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: χρῆσις (chrēsis)
employment, i.e. (specially), sexual intercourse (as an occupation of the body)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: εὐπορία (euporía)
pecuniary resources
Greek: πορισμός (porismós)
furnishing (procuring), i.e. (by implication) money-getting (acquisition)
Hebrew: zᵉban
to acquire by purchase
Hebrew: chêçen
strength
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: παροτρύνω (parotrýnō)
to urge along, i.e. stimulate (to hostility)
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεία (basileía)
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
Greek: Ἑλλάς (Hellás)
Hellas (or Greece), a country of Europe
Verse Explanation
The messenger tells Daniel that three more Persian kings will arise, followed by a fourth who becomes exceptionally wealthy and uses his wealth to challenge Greece, establishing the Persian background to the coming conflict.
History
6th–5th centuries BC: Commonly associated with Cambyses II, Bardiya, and Darius I, followed by Xerxes I, whose invasion of Greece began in 480 BC.