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Daniel 12:4

But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
Daniel 12:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֣ה דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל סְתֹ֧ם הַדְּבָרִ֛ים וַחֲתֹ֥ם הַסֵּ֖פֶר עַד־עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ רַבִּ֖ים וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה הַדָּֽעַת׃

  1. וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. דָֽנִיֵּ֗אלda.ni.Yel“O Daniel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵל · “Daniel” · Strong's H1840G
  3. סְתֹ֧םse.Tom“keep secret”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from סָתַם · “to close” · Strong's H5640A
  4. הַדְּבָרִ֛יםha.de.va.Rim“the words”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. וַחֲתֹ֥םva.cha.Tom“and seal up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָתַם · “to seal” · Strong's H2856
  6. הַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.fer“the scroll”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
  7. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  8. עֵ֣ת'et“[the] time of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  9. קֵ֑ץKetz“[the] end”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֵץ · “end” · Strong's H7093
  10. יְשֹׁטְט֥וּye.sho.te.Tu“they will rove about”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שׁוּט · “to rove” · Strong's H7751A
  11. רַבִּ֖יםra.Bim“many [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  12. וְתִרְבֶּ֥הve.tir.Beh“so it may increase”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  13. הַדָּֽעַת׃ha.Da.'at“<the> knowledge”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)