"And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his …" — Genesis 40:5

Genesis 40:5 · KJV

“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.”

— Genesis 40:5

Verse 4

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Verse 6

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they {were} sad.

Genesis 40 — Context

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph {was} bound.

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

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.

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they {were} sad.

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that {were} with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye {so} sadly to day? {look...: Heb. are your faces evil?}

Cross References

Genesis 41:11

And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

Numbers 12:6

And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, {I} the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, {and} will speak unto him in a dream.

Daniel 4:19

Then Daniel, whose name {was} Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream {be} to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

Genesis 40:8

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.

Genesis 20:3

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. {a man's...: Heb. married to an husband}

Daniel 2:1-3

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.

Genesis 12:1-7

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:

Genesis 37:5-10

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told {it} his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.