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Genesis 40:5

both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

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ASV

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

KJV

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.Muand they dreamedH2492 →
חֲל֨וֹםcha.Loma dreamH2472 →
שְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.Hemboth of themH8147 →
אִ֤ישׁ'isheachH376 →
חֲלֹמוֹ֙cha.lo.Moown dream hisH2472 →
בְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahin a nightH3915 →
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH376 →
כְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.Ronaccording to [the] interpretation ofH6623 →
חֲלֹמ֑וֹcha.lo.Modream hisH2472 →
הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣הha.mash.Kehthe cup bearerH4945 →
וְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.Pehand the bakerH644 →
אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherwhoH834 →
לְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekh[belonged] to [the] king ofH4428 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
אֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.Rim[were] imprisonedH631 →
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004 →
הַסֹּֽהַר׃ha.So.harthe prisonH5470 →

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Genesis 31:24But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”Genesis 41:11One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.Genesis 41:1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,Genesis 12:1–7Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.Genesis 41:1–7After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!Job 33:15–17In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”Daniel 4:9“O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery baffles you. So explain to me the visions I saw in my dream, and their interpretation.Numbers 12:6He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.Genesis 37:5–10Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.Genesis 40:8“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”Daniel 7:1–8In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.Daniel 2:1–3In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.Esther 6:1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.Judges 7:13–14And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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