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Daniel 12:9

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…לֵ֣ךְlekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…דָּנִיֵּ֑אלdaniyelDanielדָנִיֵּאלnoun, proper name — “Daniel”H1840Daniel or Danijel, the name of two IsraelitesDaniel.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…סְתֻמִ֧יםsetumimsecretסָתַםverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “secret”, a verb used as a describing wordH5640to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secretclosed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.וַחֲתֻמִ֛יםvachatumimand sealחָתַםconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and seal”, a verb used as a describing wordH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםhadvarimthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, 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] dea…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as 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.עֵ֥תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, 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.קֵֽץqetsborderקֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after[phrase] after, (utmost) border, end, (in-) finite, [idiom] process.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he saith, 'Go, Daniel; for hidden and sealed [are] the things till the time of the end;

World English Bible

He said, “Go your way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

Darby Translation

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel; for these words are closed and sealed till the time of the end.

Douay-Rheims

And he said: Go, Daniel, because the words are shut up, and sealed until the appointed time.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Go thy way, Daniel; for the words are shut up and sealed till the time of the end.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he said, Go, Daniel: for the words are closed and sealed up to the time of the end.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε, δεῦρο Δανιὴλ, ὅτι ἐμπεφραγμένοι καὶ ἐσφραγισμένοι οἱ λόγοι ἕως καιροῦ πέρας.