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Daniel 2:7

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”
KJV
They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.
WEB
They answered the second time and said, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.”
ASV
They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
DARBY
They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
BLB
They answered again and said, “May the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will show its interpretation.”
ÅB
Da svarte de annen gang: Vil ikke kongen si sine tjenere drømmen! Så skal vi si hva den betyr.
OTB
De svarte igjen: "La kongen fortelle sine tjenere drømmen, så vil vi tolke den."
B1930
Da svarte de annen gang: Vil ikke kongen si sine tjenere drømmen! Så skal vi si hvad den betyr.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 2:4

    Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

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  • Daniel 2:9

    But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:4

    If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

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