Daniel 11:35

KJV1611 – Modern English

And some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end, because it is still for the appointed time.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִן־הַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֣ים יִכָּֽשְׁל֗וּ לִצְר֥וֹף בָּהֶ֛ם וּלְבָרֵ֥ר וְלַלְבֵּ֖ן עַד־עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ כִּי־ע֖וֹד לַמּוֹעֵֽד׃

Transliteration

And from the maśkīlīm [wise ones] yikkāš·lū [shall stumble] to ṣərōwp̄ [refine] them and to bārēr [purify] and to lalbēn [make white] until 'ēt [time of] qēṣ [end], for yet for the mōw'ēd [appointed time].

Grammar Details

• *maśkīlīm*: Hiphil participle masculine plural - 'those who are wise/those having insight'
• *yikkāš·lū*: Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will stumble/fall'
• *ṣərōwp̄*: Qal infinitive construct - 'to refine/to smelt'
• *bārēr*: Qal infinitive construct - 'to purify/to cleanse'
• *lalbēn*: Hiphil infinitive construct - 'to make white/to cleanse'
• *'ēt*: construct state - 'time of'
• *qēṣ*: masculine singular noun - 'end/extremity'
• *mōw'ēd*: masculine singular noun - 'appointed time/meeting'

Word Meanings

• *maśkīlīm*: wise ones/those having insight/teachers/instructors
• *yikkāš·lū*: stumble/fall/fail
• *ṣərōwp̄*: refine/smelt/test
• *bārēr*: purify/cleanse/select
• *lalbēn*: make white/cleanse/purify
• *qēṣ*: end/conclusion/extremity
• *mōw'ēd*: appointed time/designated moment/season

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white until the time of the end, for it is still to come at the appointed time.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And some of them that are wise{H7919} shall fall,{H3782} to refine{H6884} them, and to purify,{H1305} and to make them white,{H3835} even to the time{H6256} of the end;{H7093} because it is yet for the time appointed.{H4150}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And some of them of understanding{H7919}{(H8688)} shall fall{H3782}{(H8735)}, to try{H6884}{(H8800)} them, and to purge{H1305}{(H8763)}, and to make them white{H3835}{(H8687)}, even to the time{H6256} of the end{H7093}: because it is yet for a time appointed{H4150}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yee some of those which haue vnderstondynge shal be persecuted also: yt they maye be tryed, purified & clesed, till the tyme be out: for there is yet another tyme appoynted.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And some of the of vnderstanding shal fall to trie them, & to purge, & to make them white, till the time be out: for there is a time appointed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Yea some of those that haue vnderstanding shall fall, that they may be tryed, purified, and made whyte, tyll the tyme be out: for there is a tyme appointed.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And some of the teachers do stumble for refining by them, and for purifying, and for making white -- till the end of the time, for `it is' yet for a time appointed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And some of them that are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And some of those who are wise will have wisdom in testing themselves and making themselves clean, till the time of the end: for it is still for the fixed time.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Some of those who are wise shall fall, to refine them, and to purify, and to make them white, even to the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Even some of the wise will stumble, resulting in their refinement, purification, and cleansing until the time of the end, for it is still for the appointed time.

Referenced Verses

• Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
• Mal 3:2-4 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
• Dan 11:40 : 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over.
• 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
• Rev 2:10 : 10 Fear none of those things which you will suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life.
• Deut 8:16 : 16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end;
• 2 Chr 32:31 : 31 However, concerning the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
• Deut 8:2-3 : 2 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not. 3 And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD does man live.
• Rev 7:14 : 14 And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
• Rev 14:15 : 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, Thrust in your sickle, and reap; for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
• Rev 17:17 : 17 For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill his purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
• Dan 12:4 : 4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even until the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
• Dan 12:10-11 : 10 Many shall be purified, made white, and refined; but the wicked shall act wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand. 11 And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
• Hab 2:3 : 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak and not lie: though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.
• Dan 8:10 : 10 And it grew great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and trampled upon them.
• Dan 8:17 : 17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face; but he said to me, Understand, O son of man: for the vision shall be at the time of the end.
• Dan 8:19 : 19 And he said, Behold, I will make you know what shall be in the latter end of the indignation: for at the appointed time the end shall be.
• Dan 9:27-10:1 : 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the middle of the week, he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations, he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. 1 In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the message was true, but the time appointed was long; and he understood the message and had understanding of the vision.
• Dan 11:27 : 27 And both these kings' hearts shall be bent on evil, and they shall speak lies at the same table; but it shall not prosper, for the end shall be at the appointed time.
• Dan 11:29 : 29 At the appointed time he shall return and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former or as the latter.
• Dan 11:33 : 33 And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days, they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.
• Mal 4:1-3 : 1 For behold, the day comes that shall burn like an oven, and all the proud, yes, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But to you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings, and you shall go forth and grow up like stall-fed calves. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I do this, says the LORD of hosts.
• Matt 16:17 : 17 And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.
• Matt 26:56 : 56 But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
• Matt 26:69-75 : 69 Now Peter sat outside in the palace: and a servant girl came to him, saying, You also were with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before them all, saying, I do not know what you are saying. 71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another servant girl saw him, and said to them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while those who stood by came to him, and said to Peter, Surely you also are one of them; for your speech betrays you. 74 Then he began to curse and to swear, saying, I do not know the man. And immediately the rooster crowed. 75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said to him, Before the rooster crows, you shall deny me three times. And he went out, and wept bitterly.
• John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it, that it may produce more fruit.
• John 20:25 : 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, We have seen the Lord. But he said to them, Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.
• Acts 13:13 : 13 Now when Paul and his company sailed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
• Acts 15:37-39 : 37 Now Barnabas determined to take with them John, who was called Mark. 38 But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work. 39 Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. So Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus,
• Jas 1:2 : 2 My brothers, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;