The Meaning of Daniel 12:8 Explained

Daniel 12:8

KJV: And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

YLT: And I have heard, and I do not understand, and I say, 'O my lord, what is the latter end of these?'

Darby: And I heard, but I understood not. And I said, My lord, what shall be the end of these things?

ASV: And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my lord, what shall be the issue of these things?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I heard,  but I understood  not: then said  I, O my Lord,  what [shall be] the end  of these [things]? 

What does Daniel 12:8 Mean?

Verse Meaning

Daniel continued having trouble comprehending this Revelation , so he respectfully asked the messenger how everything would end. He may have been particularly interested in receiving more information about the resurrection and rewards that had been mentioned briefly before ( Daniel 12:1-3).

Context Summary

Daniel 12:1-13 - Resurrection And Judgment
Michael was the guardian spirit of the Jewish people. When the time of trouble has reached its climax, whether in national or individual life, help is near.
The hope of resurrection, of the life beyond the darkness of their times, animated the hearts of the Chosen People. In the same way the Apostle Paul refers to it, 1 Corinthians 15:58. The national resurrection of Israel is without doubt included but the resurrection at the last, when that of the just shall precede that of the unjust by the millennium, is clearly the topic of these wonderful words. Daniel's prophecies were to be sealed, because their entire fulfillment was not to take place for many days. Three and a half probably stands for three and a half prophetic years, which, on the year-day system, gives 1260 days or years, and is therefore equivalent to the forty-two months of Revelation 11:2; Revelation 13:5. This is the time of the world-power, half the perfect number seven. The supremacy of the Gentile kingdoms is 2,500 years, of which the latter half has nearly expired, and the Chosen People will not much longer be scattered. It is an interesting fact that, calculated on the lunar measure, these concluding dates have-according to the calculations of the late Dr. Grattan Guinness-just expired. Let us go our way, watch and pray, and at last stand in our lot. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 12

1  Michael shall deliver Israel from their troubles
5  Daniel is informed of the times

What do the individual words in Daniel 12:8 mean?

And Although I heard and not I did understand and I said My lord what [shall be] the end of these [things] -
וַאֲנִ֥י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֑ין וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה אֲדֹנִ֕י מָ֥ה אַחֲרִ֖ית אֵֽלֶּה פ

וַאֲנִ֥י  And  Although  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
וְלֹ֣א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
אָבִ֑ין  I  did  understand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: בִּין  
Sense: to discern, understand, consider.
וָאֹ֣מְרָ֔ה  and  I  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנִ֕י  My  lord 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: אָדֹון  
Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
מָ֥ה  what  [shall  be] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
אַחֲרִ֖ית  the  end 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַחֲרִית  
Sense: after part, end.
אֵֽלֶּה  of  these  [things] 
Parse: Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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