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# General Information:
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The angel continues speaking to Daniel.
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# someone will rise up in his place
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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/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# will make a tax collector pass through
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The tax collector will go through the land forcing people to pay taxes. Alternate translation: "will send someone to take taxes from the people" or "will send someone to oppress the people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# for the sake of the splendor of the kingdom
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This collector will collect money so that the king can be wealthy.
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# he will be broken
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Here "he" refers to the new king. Being broken represents dying. Alternate translation: "the new king will die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# but not in anger
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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/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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