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Daniel 12:4

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And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.	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.	Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

But thou, O Daniel^H1840, shut up^H5640 the words^H1697, and seal^H2856 the book^H5612, even to the time^H6256 of the end^H7093: many^H7227 shall run to and fro^H7751, and knowledge^H1847 shall be increased^H7235.

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Original Hebrew

וְאַתָּה דָנִיֵּאל סְתֹם הַדְּבָרִים וַחֲתֹם הַסֵּפֶר עַד־עֵת קֵץ יְשֹׁטְטוּ רַבִּים וְתִרְבֶּה הַדָּעַת׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה	ve./'a.Tah	H859	HC/Pp2ms	and/ you
דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל	da.ni.Yel	H1840	HNp	O Daniel
סְתֹ֧ם	se.Tom	H5640	HVqv2ms	keep secret
הַ/דְּבָרִ֛ים	ha./de.va.Rim	H1697	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ words
וַ/חֲתֹ֥ם	va./cha.Tom	H2856	HC/Vqv2ms	and/ seal up
הַ/סֵּ֖פֶר	ha./Se.fer	H5612	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ scroll
עַד	'ad-	H5704	HR	until
עֵ֣ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsc	(the) time of
קֵ֑ץ	Ketz	H7093	HNcmsa	(the) end
יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ	ye.sho.te.Tu	H7751	HVoi3mp	they will rove about
רַבִּ֖ים	ra.Bim	H7227	HAampa	many (people)
וְ/תִרְבֶּ֥ה	ve./tir.Beh	H7235	HC/Vqi3fs	so/ it may increase
הַ/דָּֽעַת	ha./Da.'at	H1847	HTd/Ncfsa	(the)/ knowledge

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H1840 — דָנִיֵּאל (Dânîyêʼl, daw-nee-yale'): in Ezekiel it is; דָּנִאֵל; from דָּן and אֵל; judge of God; Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites; Daniel.
• H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
• H2856 — חָתַם (châtham, khaw-tham'): a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal; make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
• H5612 — סֵפֶר (çêpher, say'-fer): or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (אֲבֵדָה)), from סָפַר; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book; bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
• H5640 — סָתַם (çâtham, saw-tham'): or שָׂתַם; (Numbers 24:15), a primitive root; to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret; closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.
• H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
• H7093 — קֵץ (qêts, kates): contracted from קָצַץ; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after; [phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.
• H7227 — רַב (rab, rab): by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
• H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
• H7751 — שׁוּט (shûwṭ, shoot): a primitive root; properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel; go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ; or אַת; feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי; plural masculine אַתֶּם; feminine אַתֶּן; or אַתֵּנָהlemma אתֵּנָה missing vowel, corrected to אַתֵּנָה; or אַתֵּנָּה; a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
• H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• many — Isaiah 11:9, Isaiah 29:18-19, Isaiah 30:26, Isaiah 32:3, Daniel 11:33, Zechariah 14:6-10, Matthew 24:14, Romans 10:18, Revelation 14:6-7
• shut — Daniel 8:26, Revelation 10:4, Revelation 22:10
• to the — Daniel 8:17, Daniel 10:1, Daniel 11:40, Daniel 12:9

Reciprocal references (16): Ecclesiastes 3:17, Isaiah 8:16, Isaiah 29:11, Isaiah 40:2, Jeremiah 5:1, Jeremiah 30:2, Jeremiah 51:60, Daniel 10:14, Daniel 11:35, Amos 8:12, Habakkuk 2:2, Zechariah 14:7, 1 Corinthians 15:24, Colossians 1:10, Revelation 5:1, Revelation 17:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DANIEL, KNOWLEDGE-IGNORANCE
• Torrey’s: BOOKS
• Nave’s: CHURCH, JESUS, THE CHRIST, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, WORD OF GOD

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