Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“We had dreams,” they said to him, “but there is no one to interpret them.”
Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”
International Standard Version
"We had a dream," they replied, "but there's no one to interpret it." "Interpretations belong to God," Joseph told them, "so please tell me your stories."
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no man who can interpret it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, I pray you.
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.
Amplified
And they said to him, “We have [each] dreamed [distinct] dreams and there is no one to interpret them.” So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell me [your dreams].”
Bible in Basic English
Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
Darby Translation
And they said to him, We have dreamt a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me your dreams, I pray you.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to him, We dreamed a dream, and there is none interpreting it And Joseph will say to them, Are not interpretations to God? Relate now to me.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to him, "We [each] dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it." And Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell [them] to me."
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? Now tell it to me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They answered him, "We have dreamed a dream, and have no man to declare it." And Joseph said unto them, "Interpreting belongeth to God, but tell me yet."
NET Bible
They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."
New Heart English Bible
They said to him, "We have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell it to me."
The Emphasized Bible
And they said unto him, A dream, have we dreamed, but there is none, to interpret, it. Then said Joseph unto them - Is it not unto God, that interpretations belong? Relate it. I pray you, to me.
Webster
And they said to him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you.
World English Bible
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say unto him, 'A dream we have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it;' and Joseph saith unto them, 'Are not interpretations with God? recount, I pray you, to me.'
Themes
Dream » Instances of » The dreams of the butler and baker
Dreams » God the only interpreter of
Dreams » The ancients » Anxious to have, explained
Dreams » 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
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is an interpreter of dreams » Of the two prisoners
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 40:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Dreams In Prison
7
He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “
Cross References
Genesis 41:15-16
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream,
Daniel 2:28
However, there is a
Daniel 2:47
The king answered Daniel and said, “Surely
Job 33:15-16
When sound sleep falls on men,
While they slumber in their beds,
Psalm 25:14
Isaiah 8:19
When they say to you, “
Daniel 2:11
Moreover, the thing which the king demands is
Daniel 4:8
But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is
Daniel 5:11-15
There is a
Amos 3:7
Unless He
To His servants the prophets.
1 Corinthians 12:10-11
and to another the