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Genesis 40:16

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← Genesis 40:15	Genesis 40:16 (KJV)	Genesis 40:17 →
For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.	When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold, [I had] three white baskets on my head:	And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When the chief^H8269 baker^H644 saw^H7200 that the interpretation^H6622 was good^H2896, he said^H559 unto Joseph^H3130, I also^H637 was in my dream^H2472, and, behold, I had three^H7969 white^H2751 baskets^H5536 on my head^H7218:

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּרְא שַׂר־הָאֹפִים כִּי טֹוב פָּתָר וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־יֹוסֵף אַף־אֲנִי בַּחֲלֹומִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה סַלֵּי חֹרִי עַל־רֹאשִׁי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּ֥רְא	va/i.Yar'	H7200	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he saw
שַׂר	sar-	H8269	HNcmsc	(the) chief of
הָ/אֹפִ֖ים	ha./'o.Fim	H644	HTd/Vqrmpa	the/ bakers
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	that
ט֣וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	good
פָּתָ֑ר	pa.Tar	H6622	HVqp3ms	he had interpreted
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙	va/i.Yo.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
יוֹסֵ֔ף	yo.Sef	H3130	HNp	Joseph
אַף	'af-	H637	HTa	also
אֲנִי֙	'a.Ni	H589	HPp1cs	I
בַּ/חֲלוֹמִ֔/י	ba./cha.lo.M/i	H2472	HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs	in/ dream/ my
וְ/הִנֵּ֗ה	ve./hi.Neh	H2009	HC/Tm	and/ there!
שְׁלֹשָׁ֛ה	she.lo.Shah	H7969	HAcmsa	three
סַלֵּ֥י	sa.Lei	H5536	HNcmpc	baskets of
חֹרִ֖י	cho.Ri	H2751	HNcmsa	white bread
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	(were) on
רֹאשִֽׁ/י	ro.Sh/i	H7218	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	head/ my

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H637 — אַף (ʼaph, af): a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though; also, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.
• H644 — אָפָה (ʼâphâh, aw-faw'): a primitive root; to cook, especially to bake; bake(-r, (-meats)).
• H2472 — חֲלוֹם (chălôwm, khal-ome'): or (shortened) חֲלֹם; from חָלַם; a dream; dream(-er).
• H2751 — חֹרִי (chôrîy, kho-ree'): from the same as חוּר; white bread; white.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3130 — יוֹסֵף (Yôwçêph, yo-safe'): future of יָסַף; let him add (or perhaps simply active participle adding); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites; Joseph. Compare יְהוֹסֵף.
• H5536 — סַל (çal, sal): from סָלַל; properly, a willow twig (as pendulous), i.e. an osier; but only as woven into abasket; basket.
• H6622 — פָּתַר (pâthar, paw-thar'): a primitive root; to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream); interpret(-ation, -er).
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
• H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.
• H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H589 — אֲנִי (ʼănîy, an-ee'): lemma אֲנַי second vowel, corrected to אֲנִי; contracted from אָנֹכִי; I; I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.
• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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