World English Bible
"Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation."
— Daniel 2:16, World English Bible
“Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.”
“And 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 requested the king to grant him time, that he might disclose the interpretation to the king.”
“Daniel went in, and desired of the king, that he would give him time to resolve the question, and declare it to the king.”
“And Daniel went in and made a request to the king to give him time and he would make clear the sense of his dream to the king.”
“Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.”
So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain.
Then Daniel returned answer with counsel and prudence to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, who was gone forth to kill the wise men of Babylon;
he answered Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.
Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would appoint him a time, and he would show the king the interpretation.
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Then was the secret revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.