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Daniel 11:22 וּזְרֹעֹ֥ות הַשֶּׁ֛טֶף יִשָּׁטְפ֥וּ מִלְּפָנָ֖יו וְיִשָּׁבֵ֑רוּ וְגַ֖ם נְגִ֥יד בְּרִֽית׃ 1. Transliteration Ûzerōʿōt hashshéṭef yishshāṭefû millefānāyw, veyishshāvē-rû, vegam negîd berît. 2. Literal Translation And the arms of the flood shall be swept away from before him, and they shall be broken, and also the prince of the covenant. 3. Grammar Focus: One Root Creates the Flooding Motion This verse has a strong wordplay built from the root שׁ־ט־ף, connected with flooding, sweeping, or overflowing: הַשֶּׁטֶף    יִשָּׁטְפוּ הַשֶּׁטֶף means “the flood” or “the sweeping force.”… Learn Hebrew