Genesis 40:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They said to him, 'We each had a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.' Joseph replied, 'Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.'

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams, please.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they said{H559} unto him, We have dreamed{H2492} a dream,{H2472} and there is none that can interpret{H6622} it. And Joseph{H3130} said{H559} unto them, Do not interpretations{H6623} belong to God?{H430} tell it me,{H5608} I pray you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, We have dreamed{H2492}{(H8804)} a dream{H2472}, and there is no interpreter{H6622}{(H8802)} of it. And Joseph{H3130} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Do not interpretations{H6623} belong to God{H430}? tell me{H5608}{(H8761)} them, I pray you.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    They answered him we haue dreamed a dreame and haue no man to declare it. And Ioseph sayde vnto the. Interpretynge belongeth to God but tel me yet.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They answered: We haue dreamed, and haue no man to declare it vnto vs. Ioseph sayde: Interpretinge belongeth vnto God, but tell it me yet.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Who answered him, We haue dreamed, eche one a dreame, and there is none to interprete the same. Then Ioseph saide vnto them, Are not interpretations of God? Tell them me nowe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They aunswered him: We haue dreamed a dreame, and haue no man to declare it. And Ioseph sayde vnto them: do not interpretinges belong to God? tell me I pray you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they say unto him, `A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, `Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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? tell it me, I pray you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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? tell it me, I pray you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 41:15-16 : 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream, you can interpret it.' 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.'
  • Dan 2:28 : 28 However, there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions in your mind as you lay on your bed are as follows.
  • Dan 2:47 : 47 The king spoke to Daniel, saying, "Truly, your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery."
  • Dan 4:8 : 8 The tree grew large and strong, its top reached the heavens, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.
  • Dan 5:11-15 : 11 There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the days of your father, he was found to have insight, intelligence, and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, Chaldeans, and diviners. 12 Because he was found to have an extraordinary spirit, knowledge, intelligence, and the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems, this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar, can solve these mysteries. Now summon Daniel, and he will give the interpretation. 13 So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, 'Are you Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, whom my father the king brought from Judah?' 14 I have heard about you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that you have enlightenment, insight, and extraordinary wisdom. 15 Now, the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and make its interpretation known to me, but they could not explain the meaning.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets.
  • 1 Cor 12:10-11 : 10 to another, miraculous powers; to another, prophecy; to another, distinguishing between spirits; to another, different kinds of tongues; to another, the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and He distributes them to each one just as He wills.
  • Job 33:15-16 : 15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while they slumber on their beds, 16 then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
  • Isa 8:19 : 19 When they say to you, 'Consult the mediums and the spiritists who whisper and mutter,' shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
  • Dan 2:11 : 11 What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one can reveal it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with mortals."

Similar Verses (AI)

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    15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream, you can interpret it.'

    16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.'

    17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile.'

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    5 One time Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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  • Gen 41:11-13
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    11 'We both had dreams on the same night, each with its own meaning.'

    12 'And there with us was a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each of us the meaning of his dream.'

    13 And just as he interpreted our dreams for us, so it came to be: I was restored to my position, and the other was hanged.

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    5 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, and each dream had its own meaning.

  • Gen 41:24-25
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    77%

    24 'The thin ears of grain swallowed up the seven good ears. I told this to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.'

    25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, 'The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.'

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    8 In the morning, Pharaoh's spirit was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians of Egypt and its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

  • Dan 2:7
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  • Gen 42:23
    75%

    23 They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

  • Gen 40:9
    75%

    9 So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph. He said, 'In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

  • Gen 40:7
    74%

    7 He asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his master's house, 'Why do you look so downcast today?'

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    15 Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"

  • Dan 2:36
    72%

    36 This was the dream, and we will now tell the king its interpretation.

  • Gen 40:16
    72%

    16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, 'I also had a dream. There were three baskets of white bread on my head.

  • Gen 40:18
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    18 Joseph answered, 'This is its interpretation: The three baskets are three days.

  • Gen 37:19
    72%

    19 They said to one another, "Look, here comes the dreamer!"

  • Dan 2:9
    72%

    9 If you do not make the dream known to me, there is only one decree for you. You have agreed to speak false and corrupt words before me until the situation changes. Therefore, tell me the dream, so that I may know that you can reveal its interpretation."

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    9 Then Joseph remembered the dreams he had dreamed about them, and he said to them, 'You are spies! You have come to see the weakness of the land.'

  • Gen 37:9-10
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    71%

    9 Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. He said, "Look, I had another dream, and this time the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me."

    10 When he told the dream to his father and brothers, his father rebuked him, asking, "What kind of dream is this that you have had? Will I, your mother, and your brothers really come and bow down to the ground before you?"

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    19 But Joseph said to them, 'Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?'

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    12 Then Joseph said to him, 'This is its interpretation: the three branches are three days.

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    71%

    7 These were the visions I saw while lying on my bed: I looked, and there stood a tree in the middle of the earth, and its height was enormous.

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