KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 41:12 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And there” | וְשָׁ֨ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | And there |
| “there was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “with” | אִתָּ֜נוּ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “us a young man,” | נַ֣עַר | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | young man |
| “an Hebrew,” | עִבְרִ֗י | An Eberite (i.e., Hebrew) or descendant of Eber | Hebrew |
| “servant” | עֶ֚בֶד | A servant | servant |
| “to the captain” | לְשַׂ֣ר | A head person (of any rank or class) | captain |
| “of the guard;” | הַטַּבָּחִ֔ים | Properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food) | guard |
| “and we told” | וַ֨נְּסַפֶּר | Properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebrate | told |
| “him, and he interpreted” | וַיִּפְתָּר | To open up, i.e., (figuratively) interpret (a dream) | interpreted |
| “to us” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | to us |
| “our dreams;” | חֲלֹֽמֹתֵ֑ינוּ | A dream | dreams |
| “to each man” | אִ֥ישׁ | Properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) | each man |
| “according to his dream” | כַּֽחֲלֹמ֖וֹ | A dream | according dream |
| “he did interpret.” | פָּתָֽר׃ | To open up, i.e., (figuratively) interpret (a dream) | did interpret |
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10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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