Daniel 2:7-9

Lexham English Bible

⁷ They answered once more and said, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants and we will make the explanation known.” ⁸ The king answered and said, “Certainly^[a] I know that you are trying to gain time^[b] because^[c] you have seen that this matter is firmly decreed by me,^{[d] 9} for if you do not make the dream known to me, your verdict is fixed,^[e] and you have conspired to say a lying and deceitful word to me until the circumstances^[f] will change. Therefore, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can tell me its explanation.”