8The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the word is gone forth from me;


In Context

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The command is gone forth from me: If ye do not make known unto me the dream, and its interpretation, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.

6 But if ye shew the dream and its interpretation, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour; therefore shew me the dream and its interpretation.

7 They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

8 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;

9 but if ye do not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you; for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me its interpretation.

10 The Chaldeans answered before the king and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter; therefore there is no king, however great and powerful, that hath asked such a thing of any scribe, or magician, or Chaldean.

Daniel 2:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:8Then the king answered, "I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered, and said: I know for certain that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of a certain that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered, I know of a certainty that you would gain time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8The 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that you would gain the time, because you see the thing is gone from me.