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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/genesis/40.htm">New International Version</a> each of the two men—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. <a href="/nlt/genesis/40.htm">New Living Translation</a> While they were in prison, Pharaoh’s cup-bearer and baker each had a dream one night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/esv/genesis/40.htm">English Standard Version</a> And one night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/kjv/genesis/40.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/40.htm">New King James Version</a> Then the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream, both of them, each man’s dream in one night and each man’s dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/nasb/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/lsb/genesis/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation. <a href="/amp/genesis/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, both dreamed a dream in the same night, each man with his [own significant] dream and each dream with its [personal] interpretation. <a href="/csb/genesis/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The king of Egypt’s cupbearer and baker, who were confined in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/hcsb/genesis/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The Egyptian king&#8217s cupbearer and baker, who were confined in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/asv/genesis/40.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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, who were bound in the prison. <a href="/cev/genesis/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> One night each of the two men had a dream, but their dreams had different meanings. <a href="/erv/genesis/40.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/genesis/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> both prisoners-the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt-had dreams one night. Each man had a dream with its own special meaning. <a href="/gnt/genesis/40.htm">Good News Translation</a> One night there in prison the wine steward and the chief baker each had a dream, and the dreams had different meanings. <a href="/isv/genesis/40.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then the two of them each had a dream. They both had their dreams the same night, and there were separate interpretations for each dream—the senior security advisor and the head chef to the king of Egypt, who had confined them in prison. <a href="/msb/genesis/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> both of these men?the Egyptian king?s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison?had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/net/genesis/40.htm">NET Bible</a> Both of them, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison, had a dream the same night. Each man's dream had its own meaning. <a href="/nheb/genesis/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, and each dream had its own meaning. <a href="/wbt/genesis/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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, who were bound in the prison. <a href="/web/genesis/40.htm">World English Bible</a> They both dreamed a dream, each man his dream, in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the cup bearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt has, who [are] prisoners in the round-house. <a href="/ylt/genesis/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they dream a dream both of them, each his dream in one night, each according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker whom the king of Egypt hath, who are prisoners in the round-house. <a href="/slt/genesis/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will dream a dream, they two, a man his dream in one night, a man according to the interpretation of his dream; the cup-bearer and the baker which were to the king of Egypt, who were bound in the house of the fortress.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the interpretation agreeing to themselves: <a href="/cpdv/genesis/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they both saw a similar dream on one night, whose interpretations should be related to one another. <a href="/nabre/genesis/40.htm">New American Bible</a> the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the jail both had dreams on the same night, each his own dream and each dream with its own meaning. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> One night they both dreamed—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were confined in the prison—each his own dream, and each dream with its own meaning.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they both dreamed, each man his own dream in the same night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, who were bound in the prison. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they dreamed a dream, both men his dream in the night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the Butler and the Baker of the King of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the house of prisoners.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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, who were bound in the prison. <a href="/sep/genesis/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they both had a dream in one night; and the vision of the dream of the chief cupbearer and chief baker, who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were in the prison, was this. <a href="/parallel/genesis/40-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10131" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/40.htm">The Cupbearer and the Baker</a> …4The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he became their personal attendant. After they had been in custody for some time, 5<a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê·hem (Number-mdc:: 3mp) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">both</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of these men—</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">the Egyptian</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: lə·me·leḵ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4945.htm" title="4945: ham·maš·qeh (Art:: N-ms) -- From shaqah; properly, causing to drink, i.e. A butler; by implication, drink; figuratively, a well-watered region.">cupbearer</a> <a href="/hebrew/644.htm" title="644: wə·hā·’ō·p̄eh (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To bake. A primitive root; to cook, especially to bake.">and baker,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’ă·sū·rîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">were being held</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇêṯ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the prison</a> <a href="/hebrew/5470.htm" title="5470: has·sō·har (Art:: N-ms) -- Perhaps roundness. From the same as cahar; a dungeon.">—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2492.htm" title="2492: way·ya·ḥal·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bind firmly, to be, plump, to dream. A primitive root; properly, to bind firmly, i.e. to be plump; also to dream.">had a dream</a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ḥă·lō·wm (N-ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ḥă·lō·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream."></a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">on the same</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: bə·lay·lāh (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ḥă·lō·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">and each dream</a> <a href="/hebrew/6623.htm" title="6623: kə·p̄iṯ·rō·wn (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Interpretation. Or pithron; from pathar; interpretation.">had its own meaning.</a> 6When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were distraught.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1-3</a> In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. / So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, / he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.” <a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Daniel 4:5-9</a> I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me. / So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. / When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. ... <a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13-15</a> And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.” / His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.” / When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.” <a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</a> One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Daniel 7:1-2</a> In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. / Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. <a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">Daniel 2:19</a> During the night, the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision, and he blessed the God of heaven <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Daniel 2:45</a> And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.” <a href="/daniel/4-18.htm">Daniel 4:18</a> This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.” <a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a> But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. <a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12-13</a> And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” <a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a> While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.” <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Acts 10:10-16</a> He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. / It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. ... <a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a> During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. <a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9-10</a> One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” <a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a> The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.A.<a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Genesis 40:8</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-7</a> 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: … <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Baker</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Bread-Maker</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Butler</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Cupbearer</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Cup-Bearer</a> <a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Dreamed</a> <a href="/genesis/37-20.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/39-22.htm">Held</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">Imprisoned</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-20.htm">Interpretation</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/genesis/21-29.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/genesis/32-22.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/40-4.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/genesis/39-22.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/genesis/40-3.htm">Round-House</a> <a href="/genesis/40-2.htm">Wine-Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/40-16.htm">Baker</a> <a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/genesis/40-16.htm">Bread-Maker</a> <a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Butler</a> <a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/genesis/42-16.htm">Confined</a> <a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Cupbearer</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-11.htm">Cup-Bearer</a> <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Dreamed</a> <a href="/genesis/40-8.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/genesis/41-8.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/41-36.htm">Held</a> <a href="/genesis/41-10.htm">Imprisoned</a> <a href="/genesis/40-12.htm">Interpretation</a> <a href="/jeremiah/37-15.htm">Jail</a> <a href="/genesis/41-11.htm">Meaning</a> <a href="/genesis/41-11.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/40-7.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/genesis/39-20.htm">Round-House</a> <a href="/genesis/40-9.htm">Wine-Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 40</div>1. <a href="/genesis/40-1.htm">The chief butler and baker of Pharaoh are also imprisoned.</a> 5. <a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">Joseph interprets their dreams.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/40-20.htm">They are accomplished according to his interpretation.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/40-23.htm">The ingratitude of the butler, in forgetting Joseph.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>both of these men The passage refers to two specific individuals, the cupbearer and the baker, who were officials in Pharaoh's court. In ancient Egypt, these roles were significant, as they were directly responsible for the king's food and drink, ensuring it was safe from poison. Their imprisonment suggests a serious breach of trust or suspicion of wrongdoing.the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker The cupbearer and baker were high-ranking officials. The cupbearer, in particular, held a position of trust, often serving as a confidant to the king. This role is seen in other biblical contexts, such as Nehemiah, who was a cupbearer to the Persian king. The baker's role was also crucial, as bread was a staple in the Egyptian diet. Their imprisonment indicates a possible conspiracy or failure in their duties.who were being held in the prison The prison mentioned is likely the same facility where Joseph was confined, possibly a part of the house of the captain of the guard. This setting is significant as it places Joseph in a position to interact with these officials, setting the stage for his eventual rise to power. The prison serves as a place of divine appointment, where God orchestrates events for His purposes.had a dream on the same night Dreams in the ancient Near East were often considered messages from the divine. The simultaneous occurrence of dreams for both men suggests a coordinated divine intervention. In biblical narratives, dreams frequently serve as a means of revelation, as seen in the lives of other figures like Daniel and Joseph himself.and each dream had its own meaning The distinct meanings of the dreams highlight the personal and specific nature of divine communication. This concept is echoed in other scriptural accounts where dreams or visions are given unique interpretations, such as Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. The individual meanings also underscore the sovereignty of God in revealing His plans and purposes to different people according to His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/c/cupbearer.htm">Cupbearer</a> An official in Pharaoh's court responsible for serving wine. His role was significant as he had the king's trust, often acting as a confidant. 2. <a href="/topical/b/baker.htm">Baker</a> Another official in Pharaoh's court, responsible for preparing bread and other baked goods. Like the cupbearer, he held a position of trust. 3. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The king of Egypt, whose officials, the cupbearer and baker, were imprisoned. 4. <a href="/topical/p/prison.htm">Prison</a> The place where Joseph, the cupbearer, and the baker were confined. It is significant as the setting for the unfolding of God's plan through dreams. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dreams.htm">Dreams</a> Both officials had dreams on the same night, each with its own meaning, which set the stage for Joseph's rise to prominence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty in Circumstances</a> Even in prison, God is at work. Joseph's presence in the prison was not by chance but part of God's divine plan. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_dreams_in_god's_revelation.htm">The Role of Dreams in God's Revelation</a> Dreams can be a medium through which God communicates His purposes. We should be attentive to how God might speak to us today, though always testing against Scripture. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a> Joseph's patience and faithfulness in prison remind us to trust God's timing and purposes, even when our circumstances seem bleak. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_small_things.htm">Faithfulness in Small Things</a> Joseph's willingness to serve and interpret dreams in prison demonstrates faithfulness in small tasks, which God uses to prepare us for greater responsibilities. <a href="/topical/i/interpreting_god's_messages.htm">Interpreting God's Messages</a> Like Joseph, we should seek wisdom and discernment in understanding God's messages, relying on the Holy Spirit for guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 40</a> <a href="/q/why_trust_joseph_with_dream_interpretation.htm">Why would a prisoner like Joseph be entrusted with interpreting dreams for high-ranking officials (Genesis 40:5–8)? </a> <a href="/q/why_was_the_baker_executed_in_genesis_40_19.htm">If God guided Joseph, why does Genesis 40:19 single out the baker for execution without providing deeper justification? </a> <a href="/q/how_did_joseph_rise_to_power_in_egypt.htm">How did Joseph rise to power in Egypt?</a> <a href="/q/could_pharaoh_trust_an_ex-prisoner_fully.htm">Genesis 41:39-40: Is it plausible that Pharaoh would entrust total authority over Egypt to someone just released from prison based solely on dream interpretation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And they dreamed a dream both of them (on dreams cf. <a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a>), each man his dream in one night (this was the first remarkable circumstance connected with these dreams - they both happened the same night), each man according to the interpretation of his dream (i.e. each dream corresponded exactly, as the event proved, to the interpretation put on it by Joseph, which was a second remarkable circumstance, inasmuch as it showed the dreams to be no vain hallucinations of the mind, but Divinely-sent foreshadowings of the future fortunes of the dreamers), the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/40-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>both שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם (šə·nê·hem) Number - mdc | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) of these men— אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> Man, mankind the Egyptian מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa king’s לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king cupbearer הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה (ham·maš·qeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4945.htm">Strong's 4945: </a> Causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region and baker, וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה (wə·hā·’ō·p̄eh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_644.htm">Strong's 644: </a> To cook, to bake who אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that were being held אֲסוּרִ֖ים (’ă·sū·rîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle in the prison— בְּבֵ֥ית (bə·ḇêṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house had a dream וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ (way·ya·ḥal·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2492.htm">Strong's 2492: </a> To bind firmly, to be, plump, to dream on the same אֶחָ֔ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first night, בְּלַ֣יְלָה (bə·lay·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> A twist, night, adversity and each dream חֲלֹמ֑וֹ (ḥă·lō·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> A dream had its own meaning. כְּפִתְר֣וֹן (kə·p̄iṯ·rō·wn) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6623.htm">Strong's 6623: </a> Interpretation <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/40-5.htm">Genesis 40:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/40-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 40:5 They both dreamed a dream each man (Gen. 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