Daniel 11:18

11:18 Then he will turn his attention ¹  to the coastal regions and will capture many of them. But a commander ²  will bring his shameful conduct to a halt; in addition, ³  he will make him pay for his shameful conduct. ⁴ 

Daniel 11:28

11:28 Then the king of the north ⁵  will return to his own land with much property. His mind will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action, and then return to his own land.

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¹ tn Heb “his face.” See v. 19 as well.

² sn The commander is probably the Roman commander, Lucius Cornelius Scipio.

³ tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (biltiy, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear.

⁴ tn Heb “his shameful conduct he will return to him.”

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king of the north) has been specified in the translation for clarity.