Genesis
Genesis 40:8
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.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We both had dreams | חֲל֣וֹם | ḥă·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| but there is no one | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to interpret them | וּפֹתֵ֖ר | ū·p̄ō·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6622 interpret |
| Then Joseph | יוֹסֵ֗ף | yō·w·sêp̄ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3130 Joseph |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵהֶ֜ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Don’t | הֲל֤וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| interpretations | פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים | piṯ·rō·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6623 interpretation |
| belong to God | לֵֽאלֹהִים֙ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Tell me your dreams | סַפְּרוּ־ | sap·pə·rū- | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H5608 count |
Cross-references
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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.