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And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. (KJV)

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וְשָׁ֨םve.Shamand [was] there

Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: there

Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 1

אִתָּ֜נוּ'i.Ta.nuwith us

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 2

נַ֣עַרNa.'ara young man

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

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

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 3

עִבְרִ֗י'iv.Ria Hebrew

Lemma: עִבְרִי (iv.ri) · Strong's: H5680

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Hebrew

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 43:32, Exodus 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5680; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 4

עֶ֚בֶד'E.veda slave

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 5

לְשַׂ֣רle.Sarof [the] commander 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 41:12 word 6

הַטַּבָּחִ֔יםha.ta.ba.Chimthe bodyguards

Lemma: טַבָּח (tab.bach) · Strong's: H2876

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

Meaning: guard

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:3, Genesis 40:4, Genesis 41:10, 1 Samuel 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2876; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 7

וַנְּ֨סַפֶּר\־va.Ne.sa.per-and we recounted

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpw1cp)

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 41:12 word 8

וַיִּפְתָּר\־vai.yif.tor-and he interpreted

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

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

Meaning: to interpret

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

Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 9

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 41:12 word 10

חֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּcha.lo.mo.Tei.nudreams our

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

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 41:12 word 11

אִ֥ישׁ'isheach

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

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

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 12

כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹka.cha.lo.Moaccording to dream 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 41:12 word 13

פָּתָֽר\׃pa.Tarhe interpreted

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to interpret

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

Source: TBESH H6622; TAHOT Genesis 41:12 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Now a young	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
Hebrew	→	עִבְרִי H5680 Hebrew
was there	→	שָׁם H8033G there
with us	→	אֵת H0854 with
a servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
of the captain	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
of the guard	→	טַבָּח H2876 guard
We told him	→	סָפַר H5608A to recount
[our dreams]	→
and he interpreted	→	פָּתַר H6622 to interpret
[them]	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
for	→
us	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
individually	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
. . .	→	חֲלוֹם H2472 dream
. . .	→	פָּתַר H6622 to interpret

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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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