Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 40:1-8

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Some time laterאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H1697 H428מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,the king’sמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428cupbearerמַשְׁקֵ֥הmash.KehH4945and bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֑הve.ha.'o.PehH644offendedחָֽטְא֛וּcha.te.'UH2398their masterלַאֲדֹנֵיהֶ֖םla.'a.do.nei.HemH113,the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֣ףvai.yik.TzofH7107withעַ֖ל'alH5921his twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147officersסָרִיסָ֑יו עַ֚לsa.ri.Sav 'alH5631 H5921,the chiefשַׂ֣רsarH8269cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקִ֔ים וְעַ֖לha.mash.Kim ve.'AlH4945 H5921and the chiefשַׂ֥רsarH8269bakerהָאוֹפִֽים׃ha.'o.FimH644,

3and imprisoned themוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853בְּמִשְׁמַ֗רbe.mish.MarH4929in the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of the captainשַׂ֥רsarH8269of the guardהַטַבָּחִ֖יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876,the same prisonאֶל־ בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר מְק֕וֹם'el- beit ha.So.har me.KomH1004 H5470 H413 H4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130was confinedאָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sur ShamH631 H8033.

4The captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the guardהַטַּבָּחִ֧יםha.ta.ba.ChimH2876אֶת־'et-H853assignedוַ֠יִּפְקֹדVai.yif.kodH6485themאִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854to Josephיוֹסֵ֛ףyo.SefH3130,and he became their personal attendantוַיְשָׁ֣רֶתvay.Sha.retH8334אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.After they had beenוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961in custodyבְּמִשְׁמָֽר׃be.mish.MarH4929for some timeיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,

5bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֜םshe.nei.HemH8147of these menאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376—the Egyptianמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834king’sלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428cupbearerהַמַּשְׁקֶ֣הha.mash.KehH4945and bakerוְהָאֹפֶ֗הve.ha.'o.PehH644,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were being heldאֲסוּרִ֖ים'a.su.RimH631in the prisonבְּבֵ֥ית הַסֹּֽהַר׃be.Veit ha.So.harH1004 H5470—had a dreamוַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩vai.ya.chal.MuH2492 H2472on the sameאֶחָ֔ד אִ֖ישׁ'e.Chad 'ishH259 H376nightבְּלַ֣יְלָהbe.Lay.lahH3915,and each dreamH2472had its own meaningכְּפִתְר֣וֹןke.fit.RonH6623.

6When Josephיוֹסֵ֖ףyo.SefH3130cameוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themאֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH413in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,he sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853וְהִנָּ֖םve.hi.NamH2005that they were distraughtזֹעֲפִֽים׃zo.'a.FimH2196.

7So he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֞לvai.yish.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853the officialsסְרִיסֵ֣יse.ri.SeiH5631of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֗הfar.'OhH6547whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834were in custodyבְמִשְׁמַ֛רve.mish.MarH4929with himאִתּ֧וֹ'i.ToH854in his master’sאֲדֹנָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר'a.do.Nav le.MorH113 H559houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are your facesפְּנֵיכֶ֥םpe.nei.KhemH6440so downcastרָעִ֖יםra.'ImH7451todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?”

8“We both had dreamsחֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְנוּcha.Lom cha.Lam.nuH2472 H2492,”they repliedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “but there is no oneאֵ֣ין'einH369אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853to interpret themוּפֹתֵ֖רu.fo.TerH6622.”Then Josephיוֹסֵ֗ףyo.SefH3130saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.HemH413, “Don’tהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808interpretationsפִּתְרֹנִ֔יםpit.ro.NimH6623belong to Godלֵֽאלֹהִים֙le.lo.HimH430?Tell me your dreamsסַפְּרוּ־ נָ֖אsa.pe.ru- na'H5608 H4994.”

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