DAN 12:7 Interlinear View

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. וָ,אֶשְׁמַע
2. 520103,520104
3. And I heard
4. heard When
5. 8085
6. SV-C,Vqw1cs
7. and,I_heard
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363463
1. אֶת
2. 520105
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363464
2. 520106
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 363465
1. הָ,אִישׁ
2. 520107,520108
3. the man
4. man
5. 376
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=man
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363466
2. 520109
3. -
4. -
6. -x-paseq
8. -
9. -
10. 363467
1. לְבוּשׁ
2. 520110
3. (the) clothed of
4. -
5. 3847
6. V-Vqsmsc
7. (the)_clothed_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363468
1. הַ,בַּדִּים
2. 520111,520112
3. (the) linen(s)
4. linen
5. 906
6. O-Td,Ncmpa
7. of_(the),linen(s)
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363469
1. אֲשֶׁר
2. 520113
3. who
4. -
6. O-Tr
7. who
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363470
1. מִ,מַּעַל
2. 520114,520115
3. +was from above
4. above
5. 4605
6. P-R,D
7. [was]_from,above
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363471
1. לְ,מֵימֵי
2. 520116,520117
3. (to) the water of
4. -
5. 4325
6. P-R,Ncmpc
7. (to)_the,water_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363472
1. הַ,יְאֹר
2. 520118,520119
3. the River
4. I river
5. 2975
6. P-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_River
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363473
1. וַ,יָּרֶם
2. 520120,520121
3. and he raised
4. raised
6. SV-C,Vhw3ms
7. and,he_raised
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363474
1. יְמִינ,וֹ
2. 520122,520123
3. hand of his right
4. -
5. 3225
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
7. hand_of,his_right
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363475
1. וּ,שְׂמֹאל,וֹ
2. 520124,520125,520126
3. and his left of hand
4. -
5. 8040
6. O-C,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. and,his_left_of,hand
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363476
1. אֶל
2. 520127
3. to
4. -
5. 413
6. S-R
7. to
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363477
2. 520128
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 363478
1. הַ,שָּׁמַיִם
2. 520129,520130
3. the heavens
4. -
5. 8064
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
7. the=heavens
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363479
1. וַ,יִּשָּׁבַע
2. 520131,520132
3. and he swore
4. -
5. 7650
6. SV-C,VNw3ms
7. and,he_swore
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363480
1. בְּ,חֵי
2. 520133,520134
3. by the living one of
4. lives
6. S-R,Ncbsc
7. by,the_living_one_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363481
1. הָ,עוֹלָם
2. 520135,520136
3. (the) perpetuity
4. forever
5. 5769
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of_(the),perpetuity
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363482
1. כִּי
2. 520137
3. if/because that
4. -
6. O-C
7. if/because_that
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363483
1. לְ,מוֹעֵד
2. 520138,520139
3. to a time
4. -
5. 4150
6. P-R,Ncmsa
7. to,a_time
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363484
1. מוֹעֲדִים
2. 520140
3. times
4. times
5. 4150
6. P-Ncmpa
7. times
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363485
1. וָ,חֵצִי
2. 520141,520142
3. and a half
4. -
5. 2677
6. P-C,Ncmsa
7. and,a_half
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363486
1. וּ,כְ,כַלּוֹת
2. 520143,520144,520145
3. and just as finish
4. -
5. 3615
6. OV-C,R,Vpc
7. and,just,as_finish
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363487
1. נַפֵּץ
2. 520146
3. to smash
4. -
6. V-Vpc
7. to_smash
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363488
1. יַד
2. 520147
3. +the hand of
4. -
5. 3027
6. O-Ncbsc
7. [the]_hand_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363489
2. 520148
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 363490
1. עַם
2. 520149
3. +the people of
4. people
6. O-Ncmsc
7. of_[the]_people_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363491
2. 520150
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 363492
1. קֹדֶשׁ
2. 520151
3. holiness
4. -
5. 6944
6. O-Ncmsa
7. holiness
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363493
1. תִּכְלֶינָה
2. 520152
3. they will be finished
4. -
5. 3615
6. V-Vqi3fp
7. they_will_be_finished
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363494
1. כָל
2. 520153
3. all of
4. -
5. 3605
6. S-Ncmsc
7. all_of
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363495
2. 520154
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 363496
1. אֵלֶּה
2. 520155
3. these things
4. -
5. 428
6. S-Pdxcp
7. these_[things]
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363497
2. 520156
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 363498

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 12:5–7

Daniel heard three angelic figures talking to one another by the river.

12:7a

And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven,

Then the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised both his hands toward heaven.
The angel dressed in linen clothes standing above the river now raised both his hands/arms upward toward God.

And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river: The subject of the clause in 12:7a, the man dressed in linen, is described as in 12:6a. It is good to refer to him in the same or a similar way here. For example:

the man dressed in linen clothes who was above the river (GW)

raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven: The angelic being raised his hands toward heaven. This is an action that implies appealing to God. This was a customary action when swearing an oath. See Genesis 22:14 and Deuteronomy 32:40. Here the angel raised both hands, to imply that his oath was particularly solemn. In some languages this action may be more naturally described in a slightly different way. For example:

raised his hands toward heaven (NCV)

raised both hands toward the sky (GNT)

lifted his arms toward God in heaven

12:7b

and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever,

I heard him swear an/this oath by/in the name of the One who lives forever.
Then he took an oath in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him

and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying: This verse part introduces what Daniel heard the angelic figure say. The angelic figure made an oath, a solemn promise, in the name of God. He appealed to God as his witness that what he said was true. Use the oath formula that is natural in your language.

In some languages it may be natural to begin a new sentence here. It may also be natural to make it explicit that the phrase Him who lives forever refers to God. For example:

And I heard him swear by the name of God who lives forever (NCV)

General Comment on Daniel 12:7a–b

There are several ways to order the information in these verse parts. For example:

I heard the man dressed in linen clothes who was above the river. He raised his right hand and left hand to heaven and swore an oath by the one who lives forever. He said… (GW)

The angel raised both hands toward the sky and made a solemn promise in the name of the Eternal God. I heard him say,… (GNT)

12:7c

saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time.

He declared, “It will be for one period of time, two periods of time, and a half a period.
say, “It will last one year, two years, and a half a year.

It will be for a time, and times, and half a time: This expression probably refers to a period of three and a half year (one year, two years, and half a year). In some languages it may be necessary to translate it in this way. For example:

It will be three and a half years. (GNT)

12:7d

When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered,

When the power of the holy people has been completely shattered/ended,
A time will come when they will finish breaking the power of God’s people,

When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered: The Hebrew text here is difficult to interpret and the text is uncertain. It is more literally “and when he/they finish shattering [the] hand of a people of holiness” (Steinmann). “Hand” is often a metaphor for power. Here is another way to translate this:

when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end (NRSV)

This clause probably means that the holy people will be persecuted until their power is brought to an end. The angelic man in linen was now answering the question in 12:6b. He related his answer to what he had said in 11:32 (“the people who know their God will firmly resist him”). English versions translate this answer in two main ways:

using a passive verb. For example:
When the power of the holy people has been completely shattered (GW)
using an active verb. For example:
as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people (NASB)

Use the option that sounds most natural in your language.

12:7e

all these things will be completed.”

all these events will end.”
and then these things will last no longer.”

all these things will be completed: This is a reference back to the question in 12:6b as to when these things (or “these wonders”) would end. Here are some other ways to translate this:

all these things will be finished (NET)

this will be the time of the completion of all these things

at this time all these things will come to an end

General Comment on 12:7d–e

In some languages it may be natural to reverse the order of 12:7d–e. For example:

All these things will end when the persecution of God’s people is over/finished.

General Comment on 12:7b–e

In some languages it may be natural to report the angel’s words as indirect speech. For example:

And I heard him swear by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, two times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end, all these things would be accomplished. (NRSV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יָּ֨רֶם יְמִינ֤⁠וֹ וּ⁠שְׂמֹאל⁠וֹ֙ אֶל הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֔יִם

and,he_raised hand_of,his_right and,his_left_of,hand to/towards the=heavens

Raising both hands toward heaven was a symbolic action by which the man clothed in linens showed that he was calling on God as the witness to the oath he was about to swear. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [And he raised his right hand and his left hand toward the heavens to call on God as his witness]

Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula

וַ⁠יִּשָּׁבַ֖ע בְּ⁠חֵ֣י הָ⁠עוֹלָ֑ם

and,he_swore by,the_living_one_of of_(the),perpetuity

Following the custom of the culture, the man clothed in linens is swearing an oath and guaranteeing it by someone whom he holds sacred, the one living for eternity. Alternate translation: [and he made a solemn promise, calling on the one who lives for eternity as his witness]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠חֵ֣י הָ⁠עוֹלָ֑ם

by,the_living_one_of of_(the),perpetuity

The implication is that the one living for eternity is a title for God. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [by God, the one who lives eternally]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠מוֹעֵ֨ד מֽוֹעֲדִ֜ים וָ⁠חֵ֗צִי

to,a_time times and,a_half

The man clothed in linens is using an appointed time, appointed times, and a half as a common expression of the culture to mean “a limited period whose length God has determined.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [for a limited period of time that God has determined]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠כְ⁠כַלּ֛וֹת נַפֵּ֥ץ

and,just,as_finish shattering

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of the finishing and the shattering, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [And when they finish shattering]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יַד עַם קֹ֖דֶשׁ

power_of people holy

Here, the hand represents “power.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the power of the people of holiness]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עַם קֹ֖דֶשׁ

people holy

The man clothed in linens is using the possessive form to describe a people that is characterized by holiness. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the holy people]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

תִּכְלֶ֥ינָה כָל אֵֽלֶּה

completed all these

The pronoun these refers to the wonders that the other angel asked about in the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [all of these wonders would finish]

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 I heard
2. heard When
3. 1987,7841
5. 520103,520104
6. SV-C,Vqw1cs
8. S
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363463
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 520105
6. O-To
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363464
1. the man
2. man
3. 1893,266
5. 520107,520108
6. O-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363466
1. (the) clothed of
2. -
3. 3802
5. 520110
6. V-Vqsmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363468
1. (the) linen(s)
2. linen
3. 1893,1084
5. 520111,520112
6. O-Td,Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363469
1. who
2. -
3. 238
5. 520113
6. O-Tr
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363470
1. +was from above
2. above
3. 4129,4553
5. 520114,520115
6. P-R,D
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363471
1. (to) the water of
2. -
3. 3705,4433
5. 520116,520117
6. P-R,Ncmpc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363472
1. the River
2. I river
3. 1893,2877
5. 520118,520119
6. P-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363473
1. and he raised
2. raised
3. 1987,7391
5. 520120,520121
6. SV-C,Vhw3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363474
1. hand of his right
2. -
3. 3238,1978
5. 520122,520123
6. O-Ncfsc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363475
1. and his left of hand
2. -
3. 1987,8004,1978
5. 520124,520125,520126
6. O-C,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363476
1. to
2. -
3. 369
5. 520127
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363477
1. the heavens
2. -
3. 1893,7839
5. 520129,520130
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363479
1. and he swore
2. -
3. 1987,7767
5. 520131,520132
6. SV-C,VNw3ms
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363480
1. by the living one of
2. lives
3. 846,2445
5. 520133,520134
6. S-R,Ncbsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363481
1. (the) perpetuity
2. forever
3. 1893,6106
5. 520135,520136
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363482
1. if/because that
2. -
3. 3482
5. 520137
6. O-C
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363483
1. to a time
2. -
3. 3705,4827
5. 520138,520139
6. P-R,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363484
1. times
2. times
3. 4827
5. 520140
6. P-Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363485
1. and a half
2. -
3. 1987,2251
5. 520141,520142
6. P-C,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363486
1. and just as finish
2. -
3. 1987,3418,3619
5. 520143,520144,520145
6. OV-C,R,Vpc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363487
1. to smash
2. -
3. 5195
5. 520146
6. V-Vpc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363488
1. +the hand of
2. -
3. 3204
5. 520147
6. O-Ncbsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363489
1. +the people of
2. people
3. 5847
5. 520149
6. O-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363491
1. holiness
2. -
3. 7005
5. 520151
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363493
1. they will be finished
2. -
3. 3619
5. 520152
6. V-Vqi3fp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363494
1. all of
2. -
3. 3671
5. 520153
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363495
1. these things
2. -
3. 332
5. 520155
6. S-Pdxcp
8. -
9. Y-534; TProphecies_of_Daniel
10. 363497

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 interlinear DAN 12:7

Hebrew word order