Genesis 41:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 41:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 41:1216 words
וְשָׁםwəšāmAnd there
אִתָּנוּʾitānûNearness
נַעַרnaʿarBoy
עִבְרִיʿivərîEberite
עֶבֶדʿevedServant
לְשַׂרləśarTo head
הַטַּבָּחִיםhaṭabāḥîmThe butcher
וַנְּסַפֶּרwanəsaperAnd score
לוֹlwōTo
וַיִּפְתָּרwayip̄ətārAnd open up
לָנוּlānûTo
אֶתʾet—
חֲלֹמֹתֵינוּḥălōmōtênûDream
אִישׁʾîšMan
כַּחֲלֹמוֹkaḥălōmwōLike dream
פָּתָרpātārOpen up
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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