Genesis 40:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And both of them dreamed a dream, each man his own 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 confined in the prison.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ חֲל֨וֹם שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם אִ֤ישׁ חֲלֹמוֹ֙ בְּלַ֣יְלָה אֶחָ֔ד אִ֖ישׁ כְּפִתְר֣וֹן חֲלֹמ֑וֹ הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲסוּרִ֖ים בְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃

Transliteration

And wayyaḥalmû ḥălôm two-of-them 'îš ḥălōmô in-laylâ one 'îš according-to-pitrôn ḥălōmô the-maššqeh and-the-'ōp̄eh who to-king-of miṣrayim who 'ăsûrîm in-house-of the-sōhar

Grammar Details

• *wayyaḥalmû*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they dreamed
• *ḥălôm*: masculine singular - dream
• *'îš*: masculine singular - man/each
• *ḥălōmô*: masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dream
• *laylâ*: masculine singular - night
• *pitrôn*: masculine singular construct - interpretation
• *maššqeh*: masculine singular - cupbearer/butler
• *'ōp̄eh*: masculine singular - baker
• *miṣrayim*: proper noun, dual form - Egypt
• *'ăsûrîm*: qal passive participle masculine plural - bound/imprisoned

Word Meanings

• *wayyaḥalmû*: they dreamed/had dreams
• *ḥălôm*: dream/vision in sleep
• *'îš*: man/each one/each person
• *laylâ*: night/nighttime
• *pitrôn*: interpretation/meaning
• *maššqeh*: cupbearer/butler/drink-server
• *'ōp̄eh*: baker/bread maker
• *'ăsûrîm*: bound/imprisoned/confined

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they dreamed ether of them in one nyghte: both the butlar and the baker of the kynge of Egipte which were bownde in the preson house ether of them his dreame and eche manes dreame of a sondrie interpretatio

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they dreamed, both the butlar & the baker in one night, euery ma his owne dreame, and euery dreame had his interpretacio.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And they both dreamed a dreame, eyther of them his dreame in one night, eche one according to the interpretation of his dreame, both the butler and the baker of the King of Egypt, which were bounde in the prison.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they dreamed eyther of them in one night, both the butler and the baker of the kyng of Egypt, whiche were bounde in the pryson house, eyther of them his dreame, & eche mans dreame of a sundry interpretation.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who `are' prisoners in the round-house.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 41:11 : 11 And we each had a dream in one night, he and I; each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.
• Num 12:6 : 6 And he said, 'Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known to him in a vision, and will speak to him in a dream.'
• Judg 7:13-14 : 13 And when Gideon came, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his friend; and he said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the Midianite camp, and came to a tent, and struck it that it fell, and overturned it, so that the tent lay flat. 14 And his friend answered and said, This is nothing else but the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel; for God has delivered Midian and all the army into his hand.
• Esth 6:1 : 1 That night the king could not sleep, so he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
• Job 33:15-17 : 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 16 Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction, 17 That He may withdraw man from his purpose and hide pride from man.
• Dan 2:1-3 : 1 In the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and his sleep left him. 2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, astrologers, sorcerers, and Chaldeans to show the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream.
• Dan 4:5 : 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
• Dan 4:9 : 9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no secret troubles you, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and its interpretation.
• Dan 4:19 : 19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for a time, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spoke, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or its interpretation trouble you. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation concern your enemies.
• Dan 7:1-8 : 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while on his bed. Then he wrote the dream down, and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, different from one another. 4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And behold, another beast, a second one, was like a bear. It raised itself up on one side, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said to it, Arise, devour much flesh. 6 After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, another little horn came up among them, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
• Gen 12:1-7 : 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Get yourself out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you: 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing: 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken to him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran; and they set out to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to the land of Canaan. 6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.
• Gen 20:3 : 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man's wife.
• Gen 37:5-9 : 5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers: and they hated him even more. 6 And he said to them, Listen, I pray you, to this dream which I have dreamed: 7 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood around, and bowed to my sheaf. 8 And his brothers said to him, Shall you indeed reign over us? or shall you indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him even more for his dreams, and for his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brothers, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars bowed to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brothers: and his father rebuked him, and said to him, What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow down ourselves to you to the earth?
• Gen 40:8 : 8 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.
• Gen 41:1-7 : 1 At the end of two full years, Pharaoh had a dream, and saw himself standing by the river. 2 And saw seven well-favored and fat-fleshed cows come up out of the river, and they grazed in a meadow. 3 Then seven other cows, poor and thin-fleshed, came up after them out of the river, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. 4 And the poor and thin-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 Then he slept and dreamed a second time, and saw seven ears of corn come up on one stalk, full and ripe. 6 Then seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them. 7 And the thin ears swallowed the seven full and ripe ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream.