Daniel
Daniel 12:2–3
2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.a 3Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens,b and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever.c
Footnotes
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Daniel 12:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And many | וְרַבִּ֕ים | wə·rab·bîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| who sleep | מִיְּשֵׁנֵ֥י | mî·yə·šê·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H3463 sleeping |
| in the dust | עָפָ֖ר | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| of the earth | אַדְמַת־ | ’aḏ·maṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H127 ground, land |
| will awake | יָקִ֑יצוּ | yā·qî·ṣū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6974 awake |
| some | אֵ֚לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| to everlasting | עוֹלָ֔ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| life | לְחַיֵּ֣י | lə·ḥay·yê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2416 alive, living |
| but others | וְאֵ֥לֶּה | wə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| to shame | לַחֲרָפ֖וֹת | la·ḥă·rā·p̄ō·wṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H2781 reproach |
| everlasting | עוֹלָֽם׃ס | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| contempt | לְדִרְא֥וֹן | lə·ḏir·’ō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1860 aversion, abhorrence |
Daniel 12:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the wise | וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים | wə·ham·maś·ki·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7919 be prudent |
| will shine | יַזְהִ֖רוּ | yaz·hi·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2094 be light, shining |
| like the brightness | כְּזֹ֣הַר | kə·zō·har | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2096 shining, brightness |
| of the heavens | הָרָקִ֑יעַ | hā·rā·qî·a‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7549 extended surface |
| and those who lead many | הָֽרַבִּ֔ים | hā·rab·bîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| to righteousness | וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙ | ū·maṣ·dî·qê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct | H6663 be just, righteous |
| like the stars | כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים | kak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3556 star |
| forever | לְעוֹלָ֥ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| and ever | וָעֶֽד׃פ | wā·‘eḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H5703 perpetuity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Daniel 12:2 John 5:28–29 · Isaiah 26:19 · Matthew 25:46 · Ezekiel 37:12 · Revelation 20:12 · 1 Corinthians 15:51–54 · Acts 24:15 · 1 Thessalonians 4:14 · Ezekiel 37:1–4 · 1 Corinthians 15:20–22 · Isaiah 66:24 · Job 19:25–27
Daniel 12:3 Matthew 13:43 · Proverbs 4:18 · James 5:19–20 · Daniel 11:33 · Daniel 11:35 · Proverbs 11:30 · Jeremiah 23:22 · John 4:36 · Hebrews 5:12 · Luke 1:16–17 · Philippians 2:16–17 · 1 Corinthians 15:40–42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.