en_tn_lite_do_not_use/dan/11/20.md

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General Information:

The angel continues speaking to Daniel.

someone will rise up in his place

Rising up in a king's place represents becoming king in place of the previous king. Alternate translation: "another man will become king of the North instead of that king" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

will make a tax collector pass through

The tax collector will go through the land forcing people to pay taxes. Alternate translation: "will send someone to make the people pay taxes" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

he will be broken

Here "he" refers to the new king. Being broken represents dying. Alternate translation: "the new king will die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

but not in anger

Possible meanings are 1) no one was angry at the king, or 2) that the occasion and cause of the king's death were kept secret. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)