Genesis 40:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "We have hadחָלַ֔מְנוּ
(cha·lam·nu,)
2492b: to dreama prim. root
a dreamחֲלֹ֣ום
(cha·lo·vm)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
and there is no oneאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
to interpretוּפֹתֵ֖ר
(u·fo·ter)
6622: to interpreta prim. root
it." Then Josephיֹוסֵ֗ף
(yo·v·sef)
3130: "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr.from yasaph
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "Do not interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔ים
(pit·ro·nim,)
6623: interpretationfrom pathar
belong to God?לֵֽאלֹהִים֙
(le·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
Tellסַפְּרוּ־
(sap·pe·ru-)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
[it] to me, please."נָ֖א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation


















KJV Lexicon
And they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him We have dreamed
chalam  (khaw-lam')
to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
a dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
and there is no interpreter
pathar  (paw-thar')
to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream) -- interpret(-ation, -er).
of it And Joseph
Yowceph  (yo-safe')
let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Do not interpretations
pithrown  (pith-rone')
interpretation (of a dream) -- interpretation.
belong to God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
tell me
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
them I pray you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, "We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We had dreams," they said to him, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."

International Standard Version
"We had a dream," they replied, "but there's no one to interpret it." "Interpretations belong to God," Joseph told them, "so please tell me your stories."

NET Bible
They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"We both had dreams," they answered him, "but there's no one to tell us what they mean." "Isn't God the only one who can tell what they mean?" Joseph asked them. "Why don't you tell me all about them."

King James 2000 Bible
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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