Genesis 40:9 Go deeper

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; (KJV)

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וַיְסַפֵּ֧רvay.sa.Perand he recounted

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

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 40:9 word 1

שַֽׂר\־sar-[the] chief of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Genesis 40:9 word 2

הַמַּשְׁקִ֛יםha.mash.Kimthe cup bearers

Lemma: מַשְׁקֶה (mash.qeh) · Strong's: H4945A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: cupbearer

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 40:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:5, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:20, Genesis 40:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4945A; TAHOT Genesis 40:9 word 3

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

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 40:9 word 4

חֲלֹמ֖וֹcha.lo.Modream his

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

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

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 40:9 word 5

לְיוֹסֵ֑ףle.yo.Sefto Joseph

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 40:9 word 6

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 40:9 word 7

בַּחֲלוֹמִ֕יba.cha.lo.Miin dream my

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

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

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 40:9 word 8

וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 40:9 word 9

גֶ֖פֶןGe.fena vine

Lemma: גֶּ֫פֶן (ge.phen) · Strong's: H1612

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: vine

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Genesis 49:11, Numbers 6:4, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Deuteronomy 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1612; TAHOT Genesis 40:9 word 10

לְפָנָֽי\׃le.fa.Nai[was] <to> before me

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 40:9 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So the chief	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
cupbearer	→	מַשְׁקֶה H4945A cupbearer
told	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount
Joseph	→	יוֹסֵף H3130G Joseph
his dream	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
In my dream	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
there	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
was a vine	→	גֶּ֫פֶן H1612 vine
before me	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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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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