Genesis 40:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Genesis 40:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 40:816 words

וַיֹּאמְרוּwayōʾmərûAnd say

אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear

חֲלוֹםḥălwōmDream

חָלַמְנוּḥālamənûBind firmly

וּפֹתֵרûp̄ōtērAnd open up

אֵיןʾênNonentity

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

אֲלֵהֶםʾălēhemNear

יוֹסֵףywōsēp̄Joseph

הֲלוֹאhălwōʾNot

לֵאלֹהִיםlēʾlōhîmTo God

פִּתְרֹנִיםpitərōnîmInterpretation

סַפְּרוּsapərûScore

נָאnāʾ'I pray'

לִיlîTo

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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