Genesis 40:5 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.
Matthew Henry
- The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh in prison, Their dreams interpreted by JosephIt was not so much the prison that made the butler and baker sad, as their dreams. God has more ways than one to sadden the spirits. Joseph had compassion...
Thompson Chains
- Dreams (2)Link 3 of 13 · next Genesis 41:1
- Envy (2)Link 5 of 10 · next Numbers 16:3
Cross References
- Genesis 41:11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
- Genesis 12:1–7 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: …
- Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
- Genesis 37:5–10 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. …
- Genesis 40:8 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.
- Genesis 41:1–7 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. …
- Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
- Judges 7:13–14 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. …
- Esther 6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
- Job 33:15–17 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; …
- Daniel 2:1–3 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. …
- Daniel 4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.
- Daniel 4:9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
- Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.
- Daniel 7:1–8 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. …
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Topics
- Baker Pharaoh’s chief baker
- Butler Pharaoh’s, imprisoned and released
- Fortune, changes of Pharoah’s butler and baker
- Joseph Is falsely accused, and thrown into prison; is delivered by the friendship of another prisoner
- Prisoners Joseph
- Punishment Imprisonment
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1745–1635 BC · Joseph
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Genesis 40 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And they dreamed וַיַּחַלְמוּ wayyaḥalmû חָלַם Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
- a dream חֲלוֹם ḥălôm חֲלוֹם Noun · masculine singular
- both of them שְׁנֵיהֶם šĕnêhem שְׁנַיִם Number · masculine dual construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
- each man אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- his dream חֲלֹמוֹ ḥălōmô חֲלוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- in one אֶחָד ʾeḥād אֶחָד Number · masculine singular
- night בְּלַיְלָה bĕlaylâ לַיִל Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- each man אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
- according to the interpretation כְּפִתְרוֹן kĕpitrôn פִּתְרוֹן Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of his dream חֲלֹמוֹ ḥălōmô חֲלוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- the butler הַמַּשְׁקֶה hammašqê Noun · masculine singular · with the שָׁקָה shâqâh
- and the baker וְהָאֹפֶה wĕhāʾōpê אָפָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and, the
- of the king לְמֶלֶךְ lĕmelek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- which were bound אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אֲסוּרִים ʾăsûrîm אָסַר Verb · qal passive participle, masculine plural
- in the prison בְּבֵית bĕbêt בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַסֹּהַר hassōhar סֹהַר Noun · masculine singular · with the
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