Daniel 12:4

“And you, Daniel, keep secret the words and seal the book until the time of the end; many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.””
Daniel 12:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And you,וְאַתָּהDaniel,דָנִיֵּאלkeep secretסְתֹםthe wordsהַדְּבָרִיםand sealוַחֲתֹםthe bookהַסֵּפֶרuntil the timeעַד עֵתof the end;קֵץmanyרַבִּיםwill rush here and there,יְשֹׁטְטוּand knowledgeהַדָּעַתwill increase.”וְתִרְבֶּה

Allusion · Revelation 22:10

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Both texts speak of sealing the words of the book until the time; Revelation says the opposite: “do not seal.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

חֲתֹםjatomH2856σφραγίσῃςsphragisēisG4972“seal; hold back”
דְּבָרִיםdevarimH1697λόγουςlogousG3056“word, matter, thing”
סֵּפֶרseferH5612βιβλίουbibliouG975“book, document”
עֵתetH6256καιρὸςkairosG2540“time, moment”

Daniel 12:4, word by word

Danielדָנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."

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keep secretסְתֹםsetom

keep secret

To keep something shut and out of sight, like a secret no one knows.

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the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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and sealחֲתֹםchatom

seal, stop up

Seal, close up. Of the body, be blocked so that a discharge does not come out.

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the bookסֵּפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

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until the timeעֵתet

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

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of the endקֵץkets

end

What comes when something finishes: "some days later".

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manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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will rush here and thereיְשֹׁטְטוּyeshottu

roam

To go back and forth over a place, looking it over or searching for something.

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and knowledgeדָּעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

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will increaseתִרְבֶּהtirbe

multiply

To grow in number.

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The context

3And the insightful will shine like the brightness of the vault, and those who make the many righteous, like the stars forever and ever.

4 · This verse (above)

5And I, Daniel, looked, and look, two others were standing, one on this side, on the bank of the river, and one on that side, on the bank of the river.

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