27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one ‘seven.’[a] In the middle of the ‘seven’[b] he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple[c] he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed(A) is poured out on him.[d][e]

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  1. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  2. Daniel 9:27 Or ‘week’
  3. Daniel 9:27 Septuagint and Theodotion; Hebrew wing
  4. Daniel 9:27 Or it
  5. Daniel 9:27 Or And one who causes desolation will come upon the wing of the abominable temple, until the end that is decreed is poured out on the desolated city

27 And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of [a](A)abominations will come the one who [b]makes desolate, until a (B)complete destruction, one that is [c]decreed, gushes forth on the one who [d]makes desolate.”

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  1. Daniel 9:27 Or detestable things
  2. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror
  3. Daniel 9:27 Or determined
  4. Daniel 9:27 Or causes horror

27 (A) For one week[a] this foreigner[b] will make a firm agreement with many people, and halfway through this week,[c] he will end all sacrifices and offerings. Then the “Horrible Thing” that causes destruction will be put there. And it will stay there until the time God has decided to destroy this one who destroys.

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  1. 9.27 one week: Or “7 years.”
  2. 9.27 this foreigner: Or “the Chosen Leader.”
  3. 9.27 halfway through this week: Or “for half of this week of 7 years.”