Daniel 2:6
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but if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall receive of me rewards, and gifts, and great honour: therefore, tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

ye shall.

Daniel 2:48 Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 5:7,16,29 And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom. . . .

Numbers 22:7,17,37 And the ancients of Moab, and the elders of Madian, went with the price of divination in their hands. And where they were come to Balaam, and had told him all the words of Balac: . . .

Numbers 24:11 Return to thy place. I had determined indeed greatly to honour thee, but the Lord hath deprived thee of the honour designed for thee.

rewards.

Daniel 5:17 To which Daniel made answer, and said before the king: thy rewards be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house give to another: but the writing I will read to thee, O king, and shew thee the interpretation thereof.

Context
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
5And the king, answering, said to the Chaldeans: The thing is gone out of my mind: unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning thereof, you shall be put to death, and your houses shall be confiscated. 6but if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall receive of me rewards, and gifts, and great honour: therefore, tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.7They answered again and said: Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation of it.…
Cross References
Daniel 2:48
Then the king advanced Daniel to a high station, and gave him many and great gifts: and he made him governor over all the provinces of Babylon: and chief of the magistrates over all the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 5:7
And the king cried out aloud to bring in the wise men, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spoke, and said to the wise men of Babylon: Whosoever shall read this writing, and shall make known to me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and shall have a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my kingdom.

Daniel 5:16
But I have heard of thee, that thou canst interpret obscure things, and resolve difficult things: now if thou art able to read the writing, and to shew me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with purple, and shalt have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third prince in my kingdom.

Lexicon
But if
וְהֵ֨ן (wə·hên)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 2006: Lo!, there, less, whether, but, if

you tell me
תְּֽהַחֲוֺ֔ן (tə·ha·ḥă·wōn)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2324: To show

the dream
חֶלְמָ֤א (ḥel·mā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2493: A dream

and its interpretation,
וּפִשְׁרֵהּ֙ (ū·p̄iš·rêh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6591: An interpretation

you will receive
תְּקַבְּל֖וּן (tə·qab·bə·lūn)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6902: To acquire

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

me
קֳדָמָ֑י (qo·ḏā·māy)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6925: Before

gifts
מַתְּנָ֤ן (mat·tə·nān)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4978: A present, a sacrificial offering, a bribe

and rewards
וּנְבִזְבָּה֙ (ū·nə·ḇiz·bāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5023: A largess

and great
שַׂגִּ֔יא (śag·gî)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7690: Great, much

honor.
וִיקָ֣ר (wî·qār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3367: Value, wealth, costliness, dignity

So
לָהֵ֕ן (lā·hên)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 2006: Lo!, there, less, whether, but, if

tell me
הַחֲוֺֽנִי׃ (ha·ḥă·wō·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2324: To show

the dream
חֶלְמָ֥א (ḥel·mā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 2493: A dream

and its interpretation.”
וּפִשְׁרֵ֖הּ (ū·p̄iš·rêh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6591: An interpretation


Additional Translations
But if you tell me the dream and its interpretation, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and its interpretation.”But if you show the dream, and the interpretation thereof, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

But if ye show the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and the interpretation thereof.

But if ye make known to me the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and presents and much honour: only tell me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

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.

But if ye shew the dream and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream and the interpretation thereof.

But if ye shall show the dream, and the interpretation of it, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation of it.

But if you show the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honor: therefore show me the dream and its interpretation.

and if the dream and its interpretation ye do shew, gifts, and fee, and great glory ye receive from before me, therefore the dream and its interpretation shew ye me.'
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