Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
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- KJV Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.
- BSB So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.
- NKJV So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation.
- NASB So Daniel went in and requested of the king that he would give him a grace period, so that he might declare the interpretation to the king.
- NLT Daniel went at once to see the king and requested more time to tell the king what the dream meant.
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Cross-references · 2
- Dan 2:9–11But if you don’t make known to me the dream, there is but one law for you; for you have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, until the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that you can show me its interpretation.
- Dan 1:18–19At the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
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