Genesis 40:5
And they dreamed a dream they two, each man, his dream in one night, each man, according to the interpretation of his dream,—the butler and the baker who belonged to the king of Egypt, who were imprisoned in the prison.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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In Context
6And Joseph came in unto them in the morning,—and looked at them, and lo! they were sad.
Cross References
Genesis 20:3Then God went in unto Abimelech, in a dream of the night,—and said to him, Behold thee dead! because of the woman whom thou hast taken, seeing that, she, is a married woman.
Genesis 40:8And 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.
Genesis 41:5And he fell asleep, and dreamed a second time, when lo! seven ears, coming up on one stalk fat and good;
Numbers 12:6Then said he Hear, I beseech you my words. When ye have your prophet, As Yahweh in a vision, will I make myself known, unto him; In a dream, will I speak with him.
Esther 6:1During that night, the sleep of the king fled,—and he commanded to bring in the book of remembrance, the chronicles, and they were read before the king.
Daniel 2:1And, in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams,—and his spirit, was troubled, and, his sleep, had gone from him.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 40:2-5
The History of Joseph. ( b. c. 1717.) 1 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a… Read the whole commentary →