The Meaning of Daniel 2:8 Explained

Daniel 2:8

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.

YLT: The king hath answered and said, 'Of a truth I know that time ye are gaining, because that ye have seen that the thing is gone from me,

Darby: The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;

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 Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Daniel 2:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Daniel 2:1-13 - The Forgotten Dream
This was the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's sole reign. At first he was joint-governor with his father. From Daniel 2:4 b to Daniel 7:28 the Syriac language is employed, and as this was the vernacular tongue of the king and his court, it is possible that this part of Daniel's record is based upon documents of state. The king's argument throughout his discussion with the magicians and astrologers, was that if they could not recall the past, they certainly could not be trusted to foretell the future; and the failure of the wise-men provided the opportunity for the greater triumph of the servant of God. The wise-men of Babylon said truly that only the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh, could recover lost dreams. Daniel thought so, too, only he looked to the Lord God of his fathers. Irresponsible power is a temptation to the ruler, and perilous to the ruled. No mortal should have despotic power over life and death. But a movement is afoot in our times which is likely to give to all nations what Abraham Lincoln described as, "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." [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 2:8 mean?

Answered king the and said for certain know I that time you would gain all according to you because you see is firm my decision
עָנֵ֤ה מַלְכָּא֙ וְאָמַ֔ר מִן־ יַצִּיב֙ יָדַ֣ע אֲנָ֔ה דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א אַנְתּ֣וּן זָבְנִ֑ין כָּל־ קֳבֵל֙ דִּ֣י חֲזֵית֔וֹן אַזְדָּ֖א מִנִּ֥י מִלְּתָֽא

עָנֵ֤ה  Answered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: עֲנָה  
Sense: to answer, respond.
מַלְכָּא֙  king  the 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: מֶלֶךְ  
Sense: king.
וְאָמַ֔ר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אֲמַר  
Sense: (P’al) to say, to speak, to command, to tell, to relate.
יַצִּיב֙  certain 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יַצִּיב  
Sense: the truth adv.
יָדַ֣ע  know 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יְדַע  
Sense: to know.
דִּ֥י  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
עִדָּנָ֖א  time 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular determinate
Root: עִדָּן  
Sense: time.
זָבְנִ֑ין  would  gain 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: זְבַן  
Sense: to buy, gain.
קֳבֵל֙  according  to  you 
Parse: Preposition
Root: קֳבֵל  
Sense: front prep.
דִּ֣י  because 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: דִּי  
Sense: who, which, that mark of genitive.
חֲזֵית֔וֹן  you  see 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: חֲזָה  
Sense: to see, behold.
אַזְדָּ֖א  is  firm 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: אַזְדָּא  
Sense: (P’al) to be gone.
מִנִּ֥י  my 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: מִן  
Sense: from, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than.
מִלְּתָֽא  decision 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular determinate
Root: מִלָּה  
Sense: word, thing.

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