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Daniel 12:8

And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

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וַאֲנִ֥יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.שָׁמַ֖עְתִּיshamatihearשָׁמַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, a completed actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אָבִ֑יןavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔הvaomerahand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, paragogic he — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲדֹנִ֕יadonilordאָדוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.מָ֥הmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.אַחֲרִ֖יתacharitendאַחֲרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “end”, the ordinary formH319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity(last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.אֵֽלֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I heard, but I understood not; then said I: 'O my Lord, what shall be the latter end of these things?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, 'O my lord, what [is] the latter end of these?'

World English Bible

I heard, but I didn’t understand. Then I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these things?”

Darby Translation

And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things?

Douay-Rheims

And I heard, and understood not. And I said: O my lord, what shall be after these things?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I heard, but I understood not; then said I: 'O my Lord, what shall be the latter end of these things?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I heard, but I understood not: and I said, O Lord, what will be the end of these things?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγὼ ἤκουσα, καὶ οὐ συνῆκα· καὶ εἶπα, Κύριε, τί τὰ ἔσχατα τούτων;