KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“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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| 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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| “Then I” | אֲנִ֣י | I | Then |
| “Daniel” | דָנִיֵּ֔אל | Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites | Daniel |
| “looked,” | וְרָאִ֙יתִי֙ | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | looked |
| “and, behold,” | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | Lo! | behold |
| “there stood” | עֹמְדִ֑ים | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | stood |
| “other” | אֲחֵרִ֖ים | Properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc | other |
| “two,” | שְׁנַ֥יִם | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | two |
| “the one” | אֶחָ֥ד | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “on this side” | הֵ֙נָּה֙ | Hither or thither (but used both of place and time) | side |
| “of the bank” | לִשְׂפַ֣ת | The lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) | bank |
| “of the river,” | הַיְאֹ֔ר | A channel, e.g., a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria | river |
| “and the other” | וְאֶחָ֥ד | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | other |
| “on that side” | הֵ֖נָּה | Hither or thither (but used both of place and time) | side |
| “of the bank” | לִשְׂפַ֥ת | The lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) | bank |
| “of the river.” | הַיְאֹֽר׃ | A channel, e.g., a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria | river |
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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.
6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
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