Genesis 40:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה
(ham·mash·keh)
4945a: butler, cupbearerfrom shaqah
and the bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗ה
(ve·ha·'o·feh)
644: to bakea prim. root
for the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְ
(le·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Egypt,מִצְרַ֔יִם
(mitz·ra·yim,)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
whoאֲשֶׁר֙
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were confinedאֲסוּרִ֖ים
(a·su·rim)
631: to tie, bind, imprisona prim. root
in jail,בְּבֵ֥ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם
(she·nei·hem)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
hadוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩
(vai·ya·chal·mu)
2492b: to dreama prim. root
a dreamחֲלֹ֨ום
(cha·lo·vm)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
the sameאֶחָ֔ד
(e·chad,)
259: onea prim. card. number
night,בְּלַ֣יְלָה
(be·lay·lah)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
each man 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
with his [own] dreamחֲלֹמֹו֙
(cha·lo·mov)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
[and] each 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
dreamחֲלֹמֹ֑ו
(cha·lo·mov;)
2472: a dreamfrom chalam
with its [own] interpretation.כְּפִתְרֹ֣ון
(ke·fit·ro·vn)
6623: interpretationfrom pathar


















KJV Lexicon
And they 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).
both of them
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
each man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
his dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
in one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
each man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
according to the interpretation
pithrown  (pith-rone')
interpretation (of a dream) -- interpretation.
of his dream
chalowm  (khal-ome')
a dream -- dream(-er).
the butler
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
and the baker
'aphah  (aw-faw')
to cook, especially to bake -- bake(-r, (-meats).
of the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
which were bound
'acar  (aw-sar')
to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
in the prison
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
cohar  (so'-har)
a dungeon (as surrounded by walls) -- prison.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.

King James Bible
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Egyptian king's cupbearer and baker, who were confined in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

International Standard Version
Then the two of them each had a dream. They both had their dreams the same night, and there were separate interpretations for each dream—the senior security advisor and the head chef to the king of Egypt, who had confined them in prison.

NET Bible
Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man's dream had its own meaning.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
both prisoners-the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt-had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning.

King James 2000 Bible
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
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