Verse 8
Genesis 40:8
American Standard Version
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And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God (Elohim)? tell it me, I pray you.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔י/ו חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְנוּ וּ/פֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹת֑/וֹ וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם יוֹסֵ֗ף הֲ/ל֤וֹא לֵֽ/אלֹהִים֙ פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים סַפְּרוּ נָ֖א לִֽ/י
English Translation
And they said to me, "We dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter for it." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please."
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Chapter 40 Context
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And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker offended...
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And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the ch...
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And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where J...
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And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he ministered unto them: and they continu...
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And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the i...
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And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and saw them, and, behold, they were sad.
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And he asked Pharaoh`s officers that were with him in ward in his master`s house, saying, Wherefore...
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And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph...
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And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was befo...
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and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, [and] its blossoms shot forth;...
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and Pharaoh`s cup was in my hand; and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh`s cup, and I...
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And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;
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within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office: and thou s...
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But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto...
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for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that...
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When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dre...
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and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of baked food for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat...
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And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;
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within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; a...
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And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh`s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his s...
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And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh`s hand:
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but he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them.
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Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
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