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A Literal Translation of the ha tamid Passages in Daniel

8:11

And even up to the Prince of the host he [the little horn] acted greatly, and away from [opposed to ] him ha tamid was lifted up [taken up, exalted, absorbed, incorporated], and was rejected [despised, cast down, overthrown] the site [headquarters, base] of his sanctuary [miqdash, a dedicated place, the center of paganism].

8:12a

And a host [tsaba, the apostate church] shall be given and joined with ha tamid in iniquity [ha tamid be pesha].

8:12b

And it cast down truth to the ground, and it wrought and prospered.

8:13a

And I heard one holy one speaking, and another holy one spoke to so-and-so who was speaking.

8:13b

"For how long the vision ha tamid, the desolating iniquity, the giving of both sanctuary [qodesh, always refers only to the Lord's holy sanctuary] and [its] host to trampling?"

8:14

And he said unto me, "Unto 2300 evening-mornings, then shall the sanctuary [qodesh] be righted [justified, vindicated, cleansed]."

11:31

And arms [military might] shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute [disgrace, dishonor] the sanctuary [miqdash] of strength [military refuge, bastion, haven] and shall remove [sur, take away] ha tamid, and shall place [post, establish] the abomination that makes desolate [even worse than paganism—the papacy].

12:11

And from the time that ha tamid shall be taken away [sur, removed, turned aside] to set up the abomination that makes desolate, 1290 days.

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