Daniel 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Daniel 2:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Daniel 2:1612 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/דָ֣נִיֵּ֔אלwədāniyēʾl

DanieladjH1841

עַ֖לʿal

bring inadjH5954

come in · go in

וּ/בְעָ֣הwbəʿāh

askadjH1156

desire · make · pray · request ···

מִןmin

accordingadjH4481

after · because · before · by ···

מַלְכָּ֑/אmaləkāʾ

kingadjH4430

royal

דִּ֚יdiy

butadjH1768

as · for · now · of ···

זְמָ֣ןzəmān

seasonadjH2166

time

יִנְתֵּןyinətēn

bestowadjH5415

give pay

לֵ֔/הּlēh

adj

וּ/פִשְׁרָ֖/אwpišərāʾ

interpretationadjH6591

לְ/הַֽחֲוָיָ֥הləhaḥăwāyāh

shewadjH2324

לְ/מַלְכָּֽ/אləmaləkāʾ

kingadjH4430

royal

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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