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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. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 1

אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 2

חֲל֣וֹםcha.Loma dream

Lemma: חֲלוֹם (cha.lom) · Strong's: H2472

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: dream

Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 20:3, Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:10, Genesis 31:11, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2472; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 3

חָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lam.nuwe dreamed

Lemma: חָלַם (cha.lam) · Strong's: H2492B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)

Meaning: to dream

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 28:12, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:6, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 37:10, Genesis 40:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2492B; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 4

וּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.Terand [is one who] interprets

Lemma: פָּתַר (pa.tar) · Strong's: H6622

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to interpret

Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:22, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 41:13, Genesis 41:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 5

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 6

אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 7

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 8

אֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.Hemto them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 9

יוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefJoseph

Lemma: יוֹסֵף (yo.seph) · Strong's: H3130G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Joseph

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 30:24, Genesis 30:25, Genesis 33:2, Genesis 33:7, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3130G; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 10

הֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'¿ not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 11

לֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.Him[belong] to God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 12

פִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.Nim[do] interpretations

Lemma: פִּתְרוֹן (pit.ron) · Strong's: H6623

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: interpretation

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:12, Genesis 40:18, Genesis 41:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6623; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 13

סַפְּרוּ\־sa.pe.ru-recount [it]

Lemma: סָפַר (sa.phar) · Strong's: H5608A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)

Meaning: to recount

Used 107 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 24:66, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5608A; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 14

נָ֖אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Genesis 40:8 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

We both had dreams	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
. . .	→	חָלַם H2492B to dream
they replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
but there is no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
to interpret them	→	פָּתַר H6622 to interpret
Then Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to them	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Don’t	→	לֹא H3808 not
interpretations	→	פִּתְרוֹן H6623 interpretation
belong to God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Tell me your dreams	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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