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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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give him the interpretation.
and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.
And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDaniel — A Hebrew exile at Babylonian and Persian courts sees empires rise and fall, a Son of Man coming with clouds, and seventy weeks locating Messiah in time. The canon's densest apocalyptic text — and its most interpretively contested.
- Author
- Daniel (traditional — Jesus cites ‘Daniel the prophet’ in Matt 24:15); critical scholarship dates composition to the 2nd c. BC Maccabean period (§7.9 — both surfaced)
- Date
- Traditional: 6th c. BC. Critical: c. 165 BC. Site default: traditional; critical view surfaced at depth 2