Daniel 2:7

7 They answered once more and said, "Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will make the explanation known."

Daniel 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 2:7

They answered again, and said
Or, a "second" ^F5 time; repeating the same words, having nothing more to say: let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the
interpretation thereof;
the first part was but right and reasonable, though the latter was mere boasting and arrogancy.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (twnynt) (deuteron) , Sept.; "secundo", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so Ar.

Daniel 2:7 In-Context

5 The king answered and said to the {astrologers}, "The command from me is firm: if you [do] not make known to me the dream and its explanation, [then] you will be broken into pieces and your houses will be laid in ruins.

6 But if you tell me the dream and its explanation, you will receive gifts and rewards and great honor from me. Therefore, tell me the dream and its explanation."

7 They answered once more and said, "Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will make the explanation known."

8 The king answered and said, "{Certainly} I know that {you are trying to gain time} {because} you have seen {that this matter is firmly decreed by me},

9 for if you [do] not make the dream known to me, {your verdict is fixed}, and you have conspired to say [a] lying and deceitful word to me until the {circumstances} will change. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can tell me its explanation."