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OET interlinear DAN 12:3

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וְ,הַ,מַּשְׂכִּלִים
    2. 520018,520019,520020
    3. and those who have insight
    4. insight
    6. S-C,Td,Vhrmpa
    7. and,[those,who]_have_insight
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363407
    1. יַזְהִרוּ
    2. 520021
    3. they will shine
    4. shine
    6. V-Vhi3mp
    7. they_will_shine
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363408
    1. כְּ,זֹהַר
    2. 520022,520023
    3. like the shining of
    4. brightness
    5. 2096
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    7. like,the_shining_of
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363409
    1. הָ,רָקִיעַ
    2. 520024,520025
    3. the firmament
    4. -
    5. 7549
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=firmament
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363410
    1. וּ,מַצְדִּיקֵי
    2. 520026,520027
    3. and those who turn to righteousness of
    4. righteousness
    5. 6663
    6. S-C,Vhrmpc
    7. and,[those_who]_turn_to_righteousness_of
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363411
    1. הָ,רַבִּים
    2. 520028,520029
    3. (of) the many people
    4. -
    6. S-Td,Aampa
    7. (of)_the,many_[people]
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363412
    1. כַּ,כּוֹכָבִים
    2. 520030,520031
    3. like stars
    4. stars
    5. 3556
    6. S-Rd,Ncmpa
    7. like,stars
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363413
    1. לְ,עוֹלָם
    2. 520032,520033
    3. forever perpetuity
    4. forever
    5. 5769
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    7. forever,perpetuity
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363414
    1. וָ,עֶֽד
    2. 520034,520035
    3. and ever
    4. -
    5. 5703
    6. S-C,Ncmsa
    7. and,ever
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363415
    2. 520036
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 363416
    2. 520037
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-pe
    8. S
    9. -
    10. 363417

OET (OET-LV) and_those_who_have_insight they_will_shine like_the_shining_of the_firmament and_those_who_turn_to_righteousness_of (of)_the_many_people like_stars forever_perpetuity and_ever.

OET (OET-RV) Those who have insight will shine like the brightness of the Milky Way, and those who lead many people to righteousness, like the stars shining forever.

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 10:1–12:13: Daniel saw a vision of an angelic man and the end of the age

In this long final vision, Daniel was told of events leading up to the end of the age.

Paragraph 12:1–3

The angelic being who looked like a man (10:5, 16, 18, 20) continued to speak. He said that after a time of great trouble God’s people will receive great and eternal glory.

12:3a

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens,

Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens: This is a simile. It compares the glory that the wise will receive with the brightness of the sky. The righteous will be like the skies, that is, bright or glorious. As the skies at night are glorious with light, so wise people will be glorious with the joy and honor that God will give them. There are several ways to translate this:

Use the option that is most natural and clear in your language.

12:3b

and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.

and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever: This is a second simile. Righteous people will shine like the stars forever. This is a figurative way of saying that they will receive and enjoy great glory. Again, there is more than one way to translate this:

those who lead many to righteousness: This phrase refers to the same wise teachers and leaders as “the wise” in 12:3a. These wise teachers will lead God’s people to live in righteousness. In some languages it may be natural to imply this by saying:

yes, those who lead many to righteousness

many: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as many is more literally “the many.” Here it refers to all those who remain faithful to Yahweh.

the many (NJPS)

like the stars forever and ever: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the stars refers to the bright lights in the sky that the people could see at night. The stars gave light and by their positions helped to guide people who were traveling at night.

General Comment on 12:3a–b

These verse parts form a parallelism. They say the same thing in two different ways, using two similar similes. “The wise” are the same people as “those who lead many to righteousness.” If a literal translation would suggest that they are two different groups of people, it may be better to combine the similes into one. For example:

Those wise people who lead others to righteousness will shine forever like the sun or the stars.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ֨⁠מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים

and,[those,who]_have_insight

The implication is that the ones making wise refers to either (1) those who are wise themselves or (2) those who make others wise. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And those who are wise]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

יַזְהִ֖רוּ כְּ⁠זֹ֣הַר הָ⁠רָקִ֑יעַ

shine like,the_shining_of the=firmament

The point of this comparison is that just as the brightness of the firmament is radiant and glorious, so are the ones making wise. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [will be as radiant and glorious as the shining sky]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְּ⁠זֹ֣הַר הָ⁠רָקִ֑יעַ

like,the_shining_of the=firmament

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of brightness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [like the bright sky above]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ⁠מַצְדִּיקֵי֙ הָֽ⁠רַבִּ֔ים כַּ⁠כּוֹכָבִ֖ים לְ⁠עוֹלָ֥ם וָ⁠עֶֽד

and,[those_who]_turn_to_righteousness_of (of)_the,many_[people] like,stars forever,perpetuity and,ever

The angel is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and the ones making many righteous will shine like stars forever and ever]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠מַצְדִּיקֵי֙ הָֽ⁠רַבִּ֔ים

and,[those_who]_turn_to_righteousness_of (of)_the,many_[people]

The implication is that the ones making many righteous are people who lead many others to live rightly before God. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and those who turn many people to righteousness]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. and those who have insight
    2. insight
    3. 1987,1893,8095
    5. 520018,520019,520020
    6. S-C,Td,Vhrmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363407
    1. they will shine
    2. shine
    3. 2104
    5. 520021
    6. V-Vhi3mp
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363408
    1. like the shining of
    2. brightness
    3. 3418,2148
    5. 520022,520023
    6. S-R,Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363409
    1. the firmament
    2. -
    3. 1893,7339
    5. 520024,520025
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363410
    1. and those who turn to righteousness of
    2. righteousness
    3. 1987,6632
    5. 520026,520027
    6. S-C,Vhrmpc
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363411
    1. (of) the many people
    2. -
    3. 1893,7191
    5. 520028,520029
    6. S-Td,Aampa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363412
    1. like stars
    2. stars
    3. 3418,3685
    5. 520030,520031
    6. S-Rd,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363413
    1. forever perpetuity
    2. forever
    3. 3705,6106
    5. 520032,520033
    6. S-R,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363414
    1. and ever
    2. -
    3. 1987,5798
    5. 520034,520035
    6. S-C,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
    10. 363415

OET (OET-LV) and_those_who_have_insight they_will_shine like_the_shining_of the_firmament and_those_who_turn_to_righteousness_of (of)_the_many_people like_stars forever_perpetuity and_ever.

OET (OET-RV) Those who have insight will shine like the brightness of the Milky Way, and those who lead many people to righteousness, like the stars shining forever.

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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