Daniel 2:7

They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The Chaldean court officials speak to King Nebuchadnezzar immediately after he offers rewards for compliance with his initial demand. They make this request in direct response to his command to reveal both the dream and its interpretation.

The words — The adverb תִנְיָנ֖וּת (tin.yaNut) marks this as a second appeal, emphasizing repetition. The verb יֵאמַר (yeMar) functions as a jussive, literally commanding the king to speak the dream to his servants.

The thread — This exchange repeats the initial demand in Daniel 2:4 and directly provokes the king’s accusation of stalling in Daniel 2:8. The dynamic of royal impatience meeting ministerial delay parallels the warning in Ecclesiastes 10:4.

Why it lands — The text records a literal request for the ruler to provide the dream before any interpretation can follow. A reader must confront the practical demand that revelation requires the recipient to first state the problem clearly.

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The Hebrew words

עֲנ֥וֹa.Nothey replied תִנְיָנ֖וּתtin.ya.Nuta second [time]וְאָמְרִ֑יןve./'a.me.Rinand/ [they were] saying מַלְכָּ֕אmal.Ka/'king/ O חֶלְמָ֛אchel.Ma/'dream/ the יֵאמַ֥רye.Marlet him tell לְעַבְד֖וֹהִיle./'av.Do./hito/ servants/ his וּפִשְׁרָ֥הu./fish.Rah/'and/ interpretation/ the נְהַחֲוֵֽה׃ne.ha.cha.Vehwe will declare

King James Version

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.

Cross-references

Daniel 2:4 Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
Daniel 2:9 If you do not tell me the dream, there is only one decree for you. You have conspired to speak before me false and fraudulent words, hoping the situation will change. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can give me its interpretation.”
Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.