Hebrew Parsing — Raw Output

Daniel 12:4 (The Sealing Command)

Hebrew: וְאַתָּ֣ה דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל סְתֹ֧ם הַדְּבָרִ֛ים וַחֲתֹ֥ם הַסֵּ֖פֶר עַד־עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ רַבִּ֖ים וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה הַדָּֽעַת׃

Hebrew	Lemma	Parsing	Gloss
וְ	ו	Conj	and
אַתָּ֣ה	אתה	PersPron.2ms	you
דָֽנִיֵּ֗אל	דניאל	PropN.ms.Abs	Daniel
סְתֹ֧ם	סתם	Verb.Qal.Impv.2ms	stop up / shut up
הַדְּבָרִ֛ים	דבר	Noun.mp.Abs	words
וַחֲתֹ֥ם	חתם	Verb.Qal.Impv.2ms	seal
הַסֵּ֖פֶר	ספר	Noun.ms.Abs	book
עַד	עד	Prep	until
עֵ֣ת	עת	Noun.s.Cst	time
קֵ֑ץ	קץ	Noun.ms.Abs	end
יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ	שׁוט	Verb.Piel.Impf.3mp	rove about
רַבִּ֖ים	רב	Adj.mp.Abs	many
וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה	רבה	Verb.Qal.Impf.3fs	be many / increase
הַדָּֽעַת	דעת	Noun.fs.Abs	knowledge

Key Observations:

1. TWO Qal Imperatives in sequence: סְתֹם (satham, "shut up") + חֲתֹם (chatham, "seal")
2. satham = stop up, close up, make secret
3. chatham = seal with a seal (more formal/permanent)
4. The double command emphasizes totality: both CONCEAL and SEAL
5. Temporal limit: עַד־עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ ('ad 'et qets) = "until the time of the end"
6. The sealing is NOT permanent — it has an expiration point
7. This temporal limit is what Rev 22:10 declares has arrived: "the time is at hand"

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Daniel 8:26 (The Earlier Sealing Command)

Hebrew: וּמַרְאֵ֨ה הָעֶ֧רֶב וְהַבֹּ֛קֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר נֶאֱמַ֖ר אֱמֶ֣ת ה֑וּא וְאַתָּה֙ סְתֹ֣ם הֶֽחָזֹ֔ון כִּ֖י לְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃

Hebrew	Lemma	Parsing	Gloss
וּמַרְאֵ֨ה	מראה	Noun.ms.Cst	vision/sight
הָעֶ֧רֶב	ערב	Noun.ms.Abs	evening
וְהַבֹּ֛קֶר	בקר	Noun.ms.Abs	morning
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	אשׁר	Conj	which
נֶאֱמַ֖ר	אמר	Verb.Niphal.Perf.3ms	was said/spoken
אֱמֶ֣ת	אמת	Noun.fs.Abs	truth/trustworthiness
ה֑וּא	הוא	PersPron.3ms	it
וְאַתָּה֙	אתה	PersPron.2ms	you
סְתֹ֣ם	סתם	Verb.Qal.Impv.2ms	shut up / stop up
הֶֽחָזֹ֔ון	חזון	Noun.ms.Abs	vision
כִּ֖י	כי	Conj	because/for
לְיָמִ֥ים	יום	Noun.mp.Abs	days
רַבִּֽים	רב	Adj.mp.Abs	many

Key Observations:

1. Only satham here (Qal Imperative 2ms) — "shut up the vision"
2. chatham is NOT used in Dan 8:26, only in 12:4,9
3. Dan 8:26 uses the weaker seal term; Dan 12:4 adds the stronger chatham
4. Temporal reason: לְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים (leyamim rabbim) = "for many days"
5. More indefinite than Dan 12:4's 'ad 'et qets ("until the time of the end")
6. Truth attestation: אֱמֶ֣ת ה֑וּא (emet hu) = "it is true/trustworthy"
7. Parallels Rev 22:6: πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί (faithful and true)
8. The vocabulary of trustworthiness bookends both the sealing (Dan 8:26) and unsealing (Rev 22:6)

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Daniel 12:10 (Moral Fixedness)

Hebrew: יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙ רַבִּ֔ים וְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּ רְשָׁעִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֖ינוּ כָּל־רְשָׁעִ֑ים וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים יָבִֽינוּ׃

Hebrew	Lemma	Parsing	Gloss
יִ֠תְבָּֽרֲרוּ	ברר	Verb.Hithpael.Impf.3mp	purge/purify themselves
וְיִֽתְלַבְּנ֤וּ	לבן	Verb.Hithpael.Impf.3mp	make themselves white
וְיִצָּֽרְפוּ֙	צרף	Verb.Niphal.Impf.3mp	be refined/tried
רַבִּ֔ים	רב	Adj.mp.Abs	many
וְהִרְשִׁ֣יעוּ	רשׁע	Verb.Hiphil.Perf.3p	act wickedly
רְשָׁעִ֔ים	רשׁע	Adj.mp.Abs	wicked
וְלֹ֥א יָבִ֖ינוּ	בין	Neg + Verb.Qal.Impf.3mp	will not understand
כָּל־רְשָׁעִ֑ים	רשׁע	Noun.ms.Cst + Adj.mp.Abs	all wicked
וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִ֖ים	שׂכל	Verb.Hiphil.Ptcp.mp.Abs	the wise/discerning
יָבִֽינוּ	בין	Verb.Qal.Impf.3mp	will understand

Key Observations:

1. Three purification verbs (Hithpael/Niphal — reflexive/passive stems):
2. ברר (barar) — purge/purify (Hithpael = purify oneself)
3. לבן (laben) — make white (Hithpael = make oneself white)
4. צרף (tsaraph) — refine/try (Niphal = be refined)
5. Moral division: wicked DO wickedly / wise DO understand
6. The Hiphil of רשׁע (hir'shi'u) — causative: "act wickedly" or "declare guilty"
7. The Hiphil participle of שׂכל (maskilim) — "the wise ones" / "those who have insight"

Parallel with Rev 22:11:

Daniel 12:10	Rev 22:11
"the wicked shall do wickedly"	"he that is unjust, let him be unjust still"
[purified, made white, tried]	"he that is righteous, let him be righteous still"
"none of the wicked shall understand"	"he which is filthy, let him be filthy still"
"the wise shall understand"	"he that is holy, let him be holy still"

Both passages present a two-class moral division following seal-related pronouncements: - Dan 12:10 follows the sealing command of Dan 12:4,9 - Rev 22:11 follows the UN-sealing command of Rev 22:10