Genesis
Genesis 41:15
15Pharaoh 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.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹה֙ | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | 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 had a dream | חֲל֣וֹם | ḥă·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| and no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one can interpret it | וּפֹתֵ֖ר | ū·p̄ō·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6622 interpret |
| But I | וַאֲנִ֗י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have heard | שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| it said | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| of you | עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| that when you hear | תִּשְׁמַ֥ע | tiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| a dream | חֲל֖וֹם | ḥă·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| you can interpret it | לִפְתֹּ֥ר | lip̄·tōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6622 interpret |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.