Genesis 40:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 40:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֥רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
שַׂר
sar
H8269
prince
הָאֹפִ֖ים
ʼâphâh
H644
to bake
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
פָּתָ֑ר
pâthar
H6622
to interpret
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹסֵ֔ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
אַף
ʼaph
H637
also
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
בַּחֲלוֹמִ֔י
chălôwm
H2472
dream
וְהִנֵּ֗ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
סַלֵּ֥י
çal
H5536
basket
חֹרִ֖י
chôrîy
H2751
white bread
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשִֽׁי
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said to Joseph, "I also was in my dream, and, behold, three baskets of white bread were on my head.
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the chief of the bakers saw that he interpreted favorably, so he said to Joseph, “I also in my dream, and behold, three baskets of white bread on my head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).