Genesis 40:5

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
dreamed	וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ vai.ya.chal.Mu	H2492	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
dream	חֲל֨וֹם cha.Lom	H2472	a dream · noun, common masculine singular absolute
them	שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם she.nei.Hem	H8147	two · cardinal number, both genders dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
man	אִ֤ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
dream	חֲלֹמוֹ֙ cha.lo.Mo	H2472	a dream · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
one	אֶחָ֔ד 'e.Chad	H259	properly · cardinal number, feminine singular absolute
night	בְּלַ֣יְלָה be.Lay.lah	H3915	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
man	אִ֖ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
interpretation	כְּפִתְר֣וֹן ke.fit.Ron	H6623	interpretation (of a dream) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
dream	חֲלֹמ֑וֹ cha.lo.Mo	H2472	a dream · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
butler	שָׁקָה shâqâh	H8248	to quaff
baker	וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה ve.ha.'o.Peh	H644	to cook · conjunction + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
bound	אֲסוּרִ֖ים 'a.su.Rim	H631	to yoke or hitch · verb, qal passive participle, masculine plural absolute
prison	בְּבֵ֥ית be.Veit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct

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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 sh…
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 sh…
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…
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…
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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:5-19

Observe, I. The special providence of God, which filled the heads of these two prisoners with unusual dreams, such as made extraordinary impressions upon them, and carried with them evidences of a divine origin, both in one night. Note, God has immediate access to the spirits of men, which he can make serviceable to his own purposes whenever he pleases, quite beyond the intention of those concerned. To him all hearts are open, and anciently he spoke not only to his own people, but to others, in dreams, Job 33:15. Things to come were thus foretold, but very obscurely. II. The impression which was made upon these prisoners by their dreams (Gen 40:6): They were sad. It was not the prison that m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:5

they dreamed a dream--Joseph, influenced by the spirit of true religion, could feel for others (Ecc 4:1; Rom 12:15; Phi 2:4). Observing them one day extremely depressed, he inquired the cause of their melancholy; and being informed it was owing to a dream they had respectively dreamed during the previous night, after piously directing them to God (Dan 2:30; Isa 26:10), he volunteered to aid them, through the divine help, in discovering the import of their vision. The influence of Providence must be seen in the remarkable fact of both officers dreaming such dreams in one night. He moves the spirits of men.

Adam Clarke on Genesis 40:5

Each man according to the interpretation - Not like dreams in general, the disordered workings of the mind, the consequence of disease or repletion; these were dreams that had an interpretation, that is, that were prophetic.

John Gill on Genesis 40:5

And they dreamed a dream both of them,.... Not one and the same dream: each man his dream in one night; which made it the more remarkable, and the more impressed their minds, concluding from hence there must be something of importance in their dreams: each man according to the interpretation of his dream; they dreamed each what was suitable to his office and character, and which portended what should hereafter befall them, as the interpretation of them by Joseph afterwards, and the event showed; so that it was not a vain idle dream, but divine and certain: the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison; this is added for explanation's sake, showing who were…

Dictionary and topics

Butler — Properly a servant in charge of the wine (Gen. 40:1-13; 41:9). The Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus translated is rendered also (plural) “cup-bearers” (1 Kings 10:5; 2 Chr. 9:4). Nehemiah (1:11) was…
Cup-bearer — An officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of Egypt is mentioned in connection with Joseph’s history (Gen. 40:1-21; 41:9). Rabshakeh…
Dreams · Mentioned in scripture of: Pharaoh’s butler and baker — Mentioned in scripture of: Pharaoh’s butler and baker
Egypt · History of Israel in: Joseph interprets the chief baker’s and the chief butler’s dreams — History of Israel in: Joseph interprets the chief baker’s and the chief butler’s dreams
Joseph · .Of the two pri — .Of the two pri

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Genesis 40:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:5-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 40:5

John Gill on Genesis 40:5

Dictionary and topics

Genesis 40:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:5-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 40:5

Adam Clarke on Genesis 40:5

John Gill on Genesis 40:5

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Genesis 40:5

Keil & Delitzsch on Genesis 40:5-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 40:5-8

Rashi on Genesis 40:5