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

gain.

Ephesians 5:16 But as wise: redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Colossians 4:5 Walk with wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.

Context
Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
7They answered again and said: Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation of it. 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.9If, therefore, you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence concerning you, that you have also framed a lying interpretation, and full of deceit, to speak before me till the time pass away. Tell me, therefore, the dream, that I may know that you also give a true interpretation thereof.…
Cross References
Daniel 2:7
They answered again and said: Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will declare the interpretation of it.

Daniel 2:9
If, therefore, you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence concerning you, that you have also framed a lying interpretation, and full of deceit, to speak before me till the time pass away. Tell me, therefore, the dream, that I may know that you also give a true interpretation thereof.

Lexicon
The king
מַלְכָּא֙ (mal·kā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4430: A king

replied,
עָנֵ֤ה (‘ā·nêh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6032: To answer

“I
אֲנָ֔ה (’ă·nāh)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 576: I

know
יָדַ֣ע (yā·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3046: To know

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

sure
יַצִּיב֙ (yaṣ·ṣîḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3330: Fixed, sure, certainty

you
אַנְתּ֣וּן (’an·tūn)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 608: You

are stalling
זָבְנִ֑ין (zā·ḇə·nîn)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2084: To acquire by purchase

for time,
עִדָּנָ֖א (‘id·dā·nā)
Noun - masculine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 5732: A set time, technically, a year

because
קֳבֵל֙ (qo·ḇêl)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 6903: In front of, before, because of, because that

you see
חֲזֵית֔וֹן (ḥă·zê·ṯō·wn)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2370: To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual

that
דִּ֣י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 1768: Who, which, that, because

my
מִנִּ֥י (min·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

word
מִלְּתָֽא׃ (mil·lə·ṯā)
Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's Hebrew 4406: A word, command, discourse, subject

is final.
אַזְדָּ֖א (’az·dā)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 230: Sure, assured


Additional Translations
The king replied, “I know for sure you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.The king answered and said, I know of certainty that you would gain the time, because you see the thing is gone from me.

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

And the king answered and said, I verily know that ye are trying to gain time, because ye see that the thing has gone from me.

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;

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

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

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

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,
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