Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Seth Knorr <sethknorr AT gmail.com>]

I was reading the JPS on Daniel 9:27 which read "And he shall make a firm
covenant"

I was wondering if this is a proper translation, since the word for "make /
cut" (KRT / karath) which is generally present, is not found in the Hebrew.

Ie. Ezekiel 34:25 "And I will make [ KRT / (karath) ] with them a covenant"

In my research of covenants in the bible, it seems like (KRT / karath) is
always there.

I noticed that Christian translations of Daniel 9:27 leave out "make."

With the way it is worded, is it better to translate as strengthening /
confirming a covenant that already exists? Or could it go either way; it may
or may not mean the creation of a new covenant?

Thanks for any advice.

Regards,

Seth Knorr