Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Lisbeth S. Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>]

Dear All,
You're forgetting the high priest, always the anointed leader of his people.
(e.g. Lev. 8:12).
It is probably Onias III or Simon II (the one described in Ben Sira). Simon
II is credited with restoring Jerusalem. Onias III is cut off and has
nothing.
The troops destroying the sanctuary are those of Antiochus IV.
Liz Fried

> -----Original Message-----
> From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Steve Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 3:15 PM
> To: 'Yonah Mishael'; 'B-Hebrew'
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Daniel 11:22
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Yonah Mishael Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006
> >
> > Translating נגיד as "prince" has also led to Christians translating
> > 9:25 of Daniel as "Messiah the Prince," although משיח נגיד would maybe
> > better be understood as "an anointed ruler" (indefinite) or "an
> > exalted anointed one" (if נגיד be understood as the adjective
> > modifying משיח).
> >
> > What do you make of this?
> >
> > Yonah
> >
> Yes, Yonah, I agree with you on the meaning of nageed as ruler. In Dan.
> 9:25, who could "mashiach nageed" refer to? The words "mashiach nageed"
> could refer to Cyrus, or an anointed leader of Israel, or to the promised
> Messiah. The verse says that "mashiach nageed" is to come either 49 yrs or
> 693 years after the word to restore and build Jerusalem. This couldn't be
> Cyrus because the word to restore and build Jerusalem was given by Cyrus
> (and later Persian kings). Neither was there an outstanding anointed ruler
> of Israel meeting this time criteria. Thus "maschiach nageed" in Dan.9:25
> must mean the Messiah.
> -Steve Miller
> Detroit
> www.voiceinwilderness.info
> 
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