One approach is to translate the first term šāḇuʿîm as “sevens, besevened, heptads, hepdomads, seven of years” or the like. From this it is suggested that “years” are directly implied in the numerical expression so that an extended translation such as “seventy weeks of years” (RSV) or “seven times seventy weeks” (TEV) are intended. The year-for-a-day principle is thus bypassed. This approach is utilized by the historical-critical school, by the futurist/dispensational school as well as by the