The Meaning of Daniel 2:16 Explained

Daniel 2:16

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.

YLT: and Daniel hath gone up, and sought of the king that he would give him time to shew the interpretation to the king.

Darby: And Daniel went in, and requested of the king that he would give him time, that he might shew the king the interpretation.

ASV: And 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Daniel 2:16?

MEANING: What does Daniel 2:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Daniel 2:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Daniel 2:16?

What is the context of Daniel 2:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.

What does Daniel 2:16 Mean?

Verse Meaning

There is no other record of God having given anyone knowledge of a dream that another person had-without the dreamer telling him about it. Joseph had interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh and his servants after they told him what they were. However, Daniel believed that God could do anything, even reveal the dream itself to him, as well as its interpretation.

"The stage was now set to show the reality, Wisdom of Solomon , and power of the one true God-Yahweh-as over against the inarticulate and impotent imaginary gods the magicians worshiped. It is the same general theme that dominates the remainder of the book and serves to remind the Hebrew nation that despite their own failure, collapse, and banishment into exile, the God of Israel remains as omnipotent as he ever was in the days of Moses and that his covenantal love remains as steadfast toward the seed of Abraham as it ever had been." ^[1]

Context Summary

Daniel 2:14-35 - Wisdom Granted In The Hour Of Need

The action of Daniel in this supreme crisis is very instructive. He reckoned absolutely on God, and in his chivalrous endeavor to save the lives of the aged men, the heads of the college in which he had been trained. He never doubted that God would be His stay. A prayer meeting was convened to ask for the merciful interposition of the God of heaven, and at its close Daniel seems to have lain down to sleep in unwavering faith. In this act we are reminded of Jesus sleeping amid the storm. Only a heart so pure and true, so trustful and godly, could have slept within the shadow of so terrible a menace. It was in a night-vision that he beheld the majestic procession of empire, from the gold of absolute monarchy to the clay and metal of constitutional government. Note his care to give all the glory to God and to take the humble position of the mere channel through which the divine message was transmitted to the king. [source]

Chapter Summary: Daniel 2

¹ Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream,
⁵ requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats
¹⁰ They acknowledging their inability are judged to die
¹⁴ Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream
¹⁹ He blesses God
²⁴ He staying the decree is brought to the king
³¹ The dream
³⁶ The interpretation
⁴⁶ Daniel's advancement

What do the individual words in Daniel 2:16 mean?

So Daniel went in and asked of king the that him time to give him that interpretation the He might tell king the -

וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל עַ֖ל וּבְעָ֣ה מִן־ מַלְכָּ֑א דִּ֚י זְמָ֣ן יִנְתֵּן־ לֵ֔הּ וּפִשְׁרָ֖א לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥ה לְמַלְכָּֽא פ

וְדָ֣נִיֵּ֔אל	So Daniel
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּנִיֵּאל Sense: the 4th of the greater prophets, taken as hostage in the first deportation to Babylon, because of the gift of God of the interpretation of dreams, he became the 2nd in command of the Babylon empire and lasted through the end of the Babylonian empire and into the Persian empire. His prophecies are the key to the understanding of end time events. Noted for his purity and holiness by contemporary prophet, Ezekiel.
עַ֖ל	went in
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עֲלַל Sense: to thrust in, go in, come in.
וּבְעָ֣ה	and asked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: בְּעָה Sense: to ask, seek, request, desire, pray, make petition.
מַלְכָּ֑א	king the
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
דִּ֚י	that him
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: דִּי Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
זְמָ֣ן	time
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זְמַן Sense: a set time, time, season.
יִנְתֵּן־	to give
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נְתַן Sense: to give.
וּפִשְׁרָ֖א	that interpretation the
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: פְּשַׁר Sense: interpretation (of dream).
לְהַֽחֲוָיָ֥ה	He might tell
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct Root: חֲוָה Sense: to show, interpret, explain, inform, tell, declare.
לְמַלְכָּֽא	king the
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular determinate Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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