Genesis 40:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 40:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
חֲל֣וֹם
chălôwm
H2472
dream
חָלַ֔מְנוּ
châlam
H2492
to dream
וּפֹתֵ֖ר
pâthar
H6622
to interpret
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
אֹת֑וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹסֵ֗ף
Yôwçêph
H3130
Joseph
הֲל֤וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לֵֽאלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פִּתְרֹנִ֔ים
pithrôwn
H6623
interpretation
סַפְּרוּ
çâphar
H5608
to count
נָ֖א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to him, “We dreamed a dream, but no one to interpret it.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do interpretations not to God? Please tell to me.”
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