Daniel 11:22

11:22 Armies 1  will be suddenly 2  swept away in defeat 3  before him; both they and a covenant leader 4  will be destroyed. 5 

1 tn Heb “arms.”

2 tc The present translation reads הִשָּׁטֹף (hishatof), Niphal infinitive absolute of שָׁטַף (shataf, “to overflow”), for the MT הַשֶּׁטֶף (hashetef, “flood”).

3 tn The words “in defeat” are added in the translation for clarification.

4 tn Heb “a prince of the covenant.”

5 tn Heb “broken” or “shattered.”