Genesis

Genesis 40:16–17

¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head. ¹⁷In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”

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Genesis 40:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the chief	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
baker	הָאֹפִ֖ים	hā·’ō·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H644 bake
saw	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the interpretation	פָּתָ֑ר	pā·ṯār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6622 interpret
was favorable	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
he said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joseph	יוֹסֵ֔ף	yō·w·sêp̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
too	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
had a dream	בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י	ba·ḥă·lō·w·mî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2472 dream
There were	וְהִנֵּ֗ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
baskets	סַלֵּ֥י	sal·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5536 basket
of white bread	חֹרִ֖י	ḥō·rî	Noun - masculine singular	H2751 white
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my head	רֹאשִֽׁי׃	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head

Genesis 40:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the top	הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן	hā·‘el·yō·wn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
basket	וּבַסַּ֣ל	ū·ḇas·sal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5536 basket
were all sorts of	מִכֹּ֛ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
baked	אֹפֶ֑ה	’ō·p̄eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H644 bake
goods	מַאֲכַ֥ל	ma·’ă·ḵal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3978 food
for Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֖ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
but the birds	וְהָע֗וֹף	wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
were eating	אֹכֵ֥ל	’ō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
them	אֹתָ֛ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
out of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the basket	הַסַּ֖ל	has·sal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5536 basket
on	מֵעַ֥ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
my head	רֹאשִֽׁי׃	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head

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Genesis 40:17 Genesis 49:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.