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Daniel 2:16

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

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וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלvedaniyeland Danielדָּנִיֵּאלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Daniel”H1841Danijel, the Hebrew prophetDaniel.עַ֖לalbring inעֲלַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring in”, a completed actionH5954to enter; causatively, to introducebring in, come in, go in.וּבְעָ֣הuveahand askבְּעָאconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ask”, a completed actionH1156to seek or askask, desire, make (petition), pray, request, seek.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.מַלְכָּ֑אmalkakingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.דִּ֚יdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.זְמָ֣ןzemanseasonזְמָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “season”, the ordinary formH2166{an appointed occasion}season, time.יִנְתֵּןyintengive payנְתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give pay”, an unfinished actionH5415givebestow, give pay.לֵ֔הּlehtoלֵ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוּפִשְׁרָ֖אufishraand interpretationפְּשַׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “and interpretation”, the definite formH6591an interpretationinterpretation.לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥הlehachavayahto shewחֲוָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to shew”, the to-form of the verbH2324to showshew.לְמַלְכָּֽאlemalkato kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “to king”, the definite formH4430a kingking, royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, that he might declare unto the king the interpretation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.

World English Bible

Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.

Darby Translation

And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

Douay-Rheims

Daniel went in and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question and declare it to the king.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, that he might declare unto the king the interpretation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Daniel intreated the king to give him time, and that he might thus declare to the king the interpretation of it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Δανιὴλ ἠξίωσε τὸν βασιλέα ὅπως χρόνον δῷ αὐτῷ, καὶ τὴν σύγκρισιν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγελῇ τῷ βασιλεῖ.