Genesis 40:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head:”
Genesis 40:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 40:1618 words
וַיַּרְאwayarəʾAnd see
שַׂרśarHead
הָאֹפִיםhāʾōp̄îmThe cook
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
טוֹבṭwōvGood
פָּתָרpātārOpen up
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph
אַףʾap̄Accession
אֲנִיʾănîI
בַּחֲלוֹמִיbaḥălwōmîIn dream
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
שְׁלֹשָׁהšəlōšāhThree
סַלֵּיsalêWillow twig
חֹרִיḥōrîWhite bread
עַלʿalAbove
רֹאשִׁיrōʾšîHead
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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