The Meaning of Daniel 7:12 Explained

Daniel 7:12

KJV: As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.

YLT: and the rest of the beasts have caused their dominion to pass away, and a prolongation in life is given to them, till a season and a time.

Darby: As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away; but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

ASV: And as for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As concerning the rest  of the beasts,  they had their dominion  taken away:  yet their lives  were prolonged  for  a season  and time. 

What does Daniel 7:12 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The end of the prior three empires contrasts with the end of this fourth one. God took away the dominion of each of the earlier three kingdoms one by one, but they continued to exist, as realms of the kingdom that overcame them, for some time. However, God will cut off the fourth empire completely, and it will continue no longer ( Daniel 7:11). Thus the end of the fourth kingdom will result in a totally new condition on the earth: Messiah"s thousand-year reign (cf. Revelation 19:19 to Revelation 20:6).

Context Summary

Daniel 7:1-14 - God's Everlasting Dominion
This chapter enumerates the succession of world-empires and rulers which bridge the gulf of centuries from the Captivity to the Second Advent. The lion represents Babylon, whose cruel and mighty kingdom was animated by marvelous intelligence; the bear, Persia; the leopard, Greece under Alexander the Great; and the fourth beast, with great iron teeth, Rome. The ten horns are ten kings, and these probably represent great European kingdoms which have succeeded, or may yet succeed, to the heritage of the Roman empire. The Ancient of Days is sitting today upon His throne, His snow-white raiment betokening His purity, the fire of His throne bespeaking His antagonism to all things that offend and work iniquity. The government of the world is on shoulders which are well able to carry it, and He will cause all things to work out His purpose, which is to promote and assure the glory of Christ. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 7

1  Daniel's vision of the four beasts,
9  and of God's kingdom
15  The interpretation thereof

What do the individual words in Daniel 7:12 mean?

And as for the rest of beasts the they had taken away their dominion and yet were prolonged lives were prolonged their for a season and a time
וּשְׁאָר֙ חֵֽיוָתָ֔א הֶעְדִּ֖יו שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן וְאַרְכָ֧ה בְחַיִּ֛ין יְהִ֥יבַת לְה֖וֹן עַד־ זְמַ֥ן וְעִדָּֽן

וּשְׁאָר֙  And  as  for  the  rest 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שְׁאָר  
Sense: rest, remainder.
חֵֽיוָתָ֔א  of  beasts  the 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural determinate
Root: חֵיוָה  
Sense: beast, animal.
הֶעְדִּ֖יו  they  had  taken  away 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עֲדָה  
Sense: to pass on, pass away.
שָׁלְטָנְה֑וֹן  their  dominion 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלְטָן  
Sense: dominion, sovereignty.
וְאַרְכָ֧ה  and  yet  were  prolonged 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַרְכָה  
Sense: prolongation, lengthening, prolonging.
בְחַיִּ֛ין  lives 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַי  
Sense: alive, living, life.
יְהִ֥יבַת  were  prolonged 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יְהַב  
Sense: to give, provide.
זְמַ֥ן  a  season 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זְמַן  
Sense: a set time, time, season.
וְעִדָּֽן  and  a  time 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עִדָּן  
Sense: time.

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