KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Daniel 12:3 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And they that be wise” | וְהַ֨מַּשְׂכִּלִ֔ים | To be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent | wise |
| “shall shine” | יַזְהִ֖רוּ | To gleam | shine |
| “as the brightness” | כְּזֹ֣הַר | Brilliancy | brightness |
| “of the firmament;” | הָרָקִ֑יעַ | Properly, an expanse, i.e., the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky | firmament |
| “and they that turn many” | הָֽרַבִּ֔ים | Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) | turn many |
| “to righteousness” | וּמַצְדִּיקֵי֙ | To be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) | righteousness |
| “as the stars” | כַּכּוֹכָבִ֖ים | A star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince | stars |
| “for ever” | לְעוֹלָ֥ם | Properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always | ever |
| “and ever.” | וָעֶֽד׃ | Properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition) | ever |
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1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.
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