Daniel 12:5

“And 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.”

Daniel 12:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Daniel 12:5, 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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lookedרָאִיתִיraiti

see

To see with one's eyes.

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twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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othersאֲחֵרִיםacherim

other

Other, another; next.

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were standingעֹמְדִיםomdim

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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on the bankשְׂפַתsefat

edge

The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.

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Places in this verse

Nile
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Nile

    Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean

    Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.

    Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).

    Genesis 41:1Exodus 7:20Exodus 2:52 Kings 19:24

The context

4And 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.”

5 · This verse (above)

6And one said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “Until when will it be until the end of these wonders?”

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