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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.”

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ASV

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

KJV

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
חֲל֣וֹםcha.Loma dreamH2472 →
חָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuwe dreamedH2492 →
וּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.Terand [is one who] interpretsH6622 →
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369 →
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
יוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefJosephH3130 →
הֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
לֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.Him[belong] to GodH430 →
פִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.Nim[do] interpretationsH6623 →
סַפְּרוּ־sa.pe.ru-recount [it]H5608 →
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994 →
לִֽי׃Lito <the> me

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Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”Genesis 41:16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”Genesis 41:15–16Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”Judges 7:15When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”Daniel 2:28But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these:Acts 3:12And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?Daniel 5:16But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”Daniel 2:3he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?1 Corinthians 12:10–11to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.Amos 3:7Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.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 4:8But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:Psalms 25:14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.Daniel 5:11–15There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners. Your own father, the king,Job 33:15–16In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,Daniel 2:11What the king requests is so difficult that no one can tell it to him except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals.”Numbers 20:10Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”

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