GENESIS 41:8

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“And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.”

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Genesis 41:8 Translation & Meaning

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And it came to pass וַיְהִ֤י To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) came pass
in the morning בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ Properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning morning
that his spirit רוּח֔וֹ Wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) spirit
was troubled; וַתִּפָּ֣עֶם To tap, i.e., beat regularly; hence (generally) to impel or agitate troubled
and he sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) sent
and called for וַיִּקְרָ֛א To call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications) called
all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
the magicians חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י A horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles) magicians
of Egypt, מִצְרַ֖יִם Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt Egypt
and all כָּל Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) all
the wise men חֲכָמֶ֑יהָ Wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful) wise men
thereof: and Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֤ה Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings thereof Pharaoh
told וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר 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
them וְאֶת Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) them
his dream; חֲלֹמ֔וֹ A dream dream
but none וְאֵין A nonentity; generally used as a negative particle none
there was (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
that could interpret פּוֹתֵ֥ר To open up, i.e., (figuratively) interpret (a dream) could interpret
them unto Pharaoh. לְפַרְעֹֽה׃ Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings Pharaoh

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  • 6  And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

  • 7  And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

  • 8  And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

  • 9  Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

  • 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:




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