Daniel 2:8 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:8

The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That ye would gain the time - The king means either that they wished to prolong the time that he might recollect it, or get indifferent about it; or that they might invent something in the place of it; or make their escape to save their lives, after having packed up their valuables. See Dan 2:9.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
עָנֵ֤ה	'a.Neh	[was] replying	H6032 →
מַלְכָּא֙	mal.Ka'	king the	H4430 →
וְאָמַ֔ר	ve.'a.Mar	and [was] saying	H560 →
מִן־	min-	according to	H4481 →
יַצִּיב֙	ya.Tziv	certain	H3330 →
יָדַ֣ע	ya.Da'	[am] knowing	H3046 →
אֲנָ֔ה	'a.Nah	I	H576 →
דִּ֥י	di	that	H1768 →
עִדָּנָ֖א	'i.da.Na'	<the> time	H5732 →
אַנְתּ֣וּן	'an.Tun	you	H608 →
זָבְנִ֑ין	za.ve.Nin	[are] gaining	H2084 →
כָּל־	kol-	as to
קֳבֵל֙	ko.Vel	because	H6903 →
דִּ֣י	di	that	H1768 →
חֲזֵית֔וֹן	cha.zei.Ton	you have seen	H2370 →
דִּ֥י	di	that	H1768 →
אַזְדָּ֖א	'az.Da'	[is] assured	H230 →
מִנִּ֥י	mi.Ni	from me	H4481 →
מִלְּתָֽא׃	mi.le.Ta'	word the	H4406 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
leads to
- Colossians 4:5
  Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
- Amos 5:13
  Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- John 12:35
  Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the…
- Ecclesiastes 12:1
  Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”
Through
Colossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:15–17
  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- James 3:13
  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:12
  Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
- James 3:17
  But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.