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General Information:
The angel continues speaking to Daniel.
a branch from her roots
This family is spoken of as if it were a tree. The roots represent ancestors, and the branch represents a descendant. Alternate translation: "a descendant of her ancestors" or "one of her descendants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
her roots
The word "her" refers to the daughter of the king of the South in Daniel 11:6.
He will attack the army
The word "he" refers to her descendant, and here it also refers to his army. Alternate translation: "He and his army will attack the army of the king of the North" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche)
He will fight them
Here "them" represents the soldiers of the enemy army. Alternate translation: "He will fight the enemy soldiers"