Daniel 12:4 Go deeper
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But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. (KJV)
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וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 1
דָֽנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.YelO Daniel
Lemma: דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל (da.niy.yel) · Strong's: H1840G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Daniel
Used 23 times. Also: Daniel 1:6, Daniel 1:7, Daniel 1:8, Daniel 1:9, Daniel 1:10, Daniel 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1840G; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 2
סְתֹ֧םse.Tomkeep secret
Lemma: סָתַם (sa.tam) · Strong's: H5640A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to close
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 26:15, Genesis 26:18, 2 Kings 3:19, 2 Kings 3:25, 2 Chronicles 32:3, 2 Chronicles 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5640A; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 3
הַדְּבָרִ֛יםha.de.va.Rimthe words
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 4
וַחֲתֹ֥םva.cha.Tomand seal up
Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to seal
Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 5
הַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferthe scroll
Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: scroll: book
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:7, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33, Numbers 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5612H; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 6
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 7
עֵ֣ת'et[the] time of
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 8
קֵ֑ץKetz[the] end
Lemma: קֵץ (qets) · Strong's: H7093
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: end
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 4:3, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 41:1, Exodus 12:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7093; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 9
יְשֹׁטְט֥וּye.sho.te.Tuthey will rove about
Lemma: שׁוּט (shut) · Strong's: H7751A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to rove
Used 11 times. Also: Numbers 11:8, 2 Samuel 24:2, 2 Samuel 24:8, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 1:7, Job 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7751A; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 10
רַבִּ֖יםra.Bimmany [people]
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 11
וְתִרְבֶּ֥הve.tir.Behso it may increase
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqu3fs)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 12
הַדָּֽעַת\׃ha.Da.'at<the> knowledge
Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: knowledge
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Daniel 12:4 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| Daniel | → | H1841 |
| shut up | → | סָתַם H5640A to close |
| these words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| and seal | → | חָתַם H2856 to seal |
| the book | → | סֵ֫פֶר H5612H scroll: book |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the time | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| of the end | → | קֵץ H7093 end |
| Many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| will roam to and fro | → | שׁוּט H7751A to rove |
| and knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
| will increase | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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