Genesis 40:5
3 and imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard, the same prison where Joseph was confined.
4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time,
both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
6 When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.
7 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison.
- ASV
- 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, who were bound in the prison.
- DARBY
- And they dreamed a dream, both of them in one night, each his dream, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup-bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the tower-house.
- BLB
- And they dreamed a dream, the two of them, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream—the cupbearer and the baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who [were] confined in the prison. House
- ÅB
- Engang drømte begge hver sin drøm i samme natt og hver drøm med sin mening - munnskjenken og bakeren hos kongen i Egypt, de som satt fanget i fengslet.
- OTB
- Munnskjenken og bakeren for kongen av Egypt, som var innesperret i fengselet, hadde hver sin drøm samme natt, og hver drøm hadde sin egen betydning.
- B1930
- Engang drømte begge hver sin drøm i samme natt og hver drøm med sin mening - munnskjenken og bakeren hos kongen i Egypten, de som satt fanget i fengslet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 41:11
One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.
Read in contextJudges 7:13–14
And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
Read in contextDaniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
Read in contextEsther 6:1
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
Read in contextGenesis 12:1–7
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
Read in contextJob 33:15–17
In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
Read in contextDaniel 4:19
For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Read in contextDaniel 2:1–3
In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
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