Genesis 40:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 40:5 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 →
וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩
châlam
H2492
to dream
חֲל֨וֹם
chălôwm
H2472
dream
שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֲלֹמוֹ֙
chălôwm
H2472
dream
בְּלַ֣יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
כְּפִתְר֣וֹן
pithrôwn
H6623
interpretation
חֲלֹמ֑וֹ
chălôwm
H2472
dream
הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה
mashqeh
H4945
drink
וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה
ʼâphâh
H644
to bake
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲסוּרִ֖ים
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַסֹּֽהַר
çôhar
H5470
roundhouse
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the two of them dreamed a dream. Each his dream in the same night, each dream had its own interpretation. the cupbearer and the baker who to the king of Egypt, who were bound in the round-house.
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