Genesis

Genesis 40:7–8

7So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”

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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Genesis 40:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לway·yiš·’alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
the officialsסְרִיסֵ֣יsə·rî·sêNoun - masculine plural constructH5631 eunuch
of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הp̄ar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
were in custodyבְמִשְׁמַ֛רḇə·miš·marPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH4929 place of confinement, goal, prison
with himאִתּ֧וֹ’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
in his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו’ă·ḏō·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH113 lord
houseבֵּ֥יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
Whyמַדּ֛וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
are your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpə·nê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
so downcastרָעִ֖יםrā·‘îmAdjective - masculine pluralH7451 bad, evil
todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day

Genesis 40:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
We both had dreamsחֲל֣וֹםḥă·lō·wmNoun - masculine singularH2472 dream
they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
but there is no oneאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
to interpret themוּפֹתֵ֖רū·p̄ō·ṯêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6622 interpret
Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyō·w·sêp̄Noun - proper - masculine singularH3130 Joseph
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to themאֲלֵהֶ֜ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Don’tהֲל֤וֹאhă·lō·wAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpiṯ·rō·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH6623 interpretation
belong to Godלֵֽאלֹהִים֙lê·lō·hîmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Tell me your dreamsסַפְּרוּ־sap·pə·rū-Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH5608 count

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Genesis 40:7 Nehemiah 2:2 · 1 Samuel 1:8

Genesis 40:8 Daniel 2:47 · Genesis 41:15–16 · Daniel 2:28 · Amos 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 12:10–11 · Isaiah 8:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.