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Genesis 40:8

“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.”y

Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God?z Tell me your dreams.”

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Genesis 40:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”

Genesis 40:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 40:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And they replied, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can tell us what they mean.”

“Interpreting dreams is God’s business,” Joseph replied. “Go ahead and tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 40:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And they said to him, “We each have had a dream, and there is no interpreter of it.”

So Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me, please.”

Genesis 40:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

The two men answered, “We both had dreams last night, but no one can explain their meaning to us.”

Joseph said to them, “God is the only One who can explain the meaning of dreams. Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 40:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell it me, I pray you.

Genesis 40:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And they said to him, We have dreamt a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me your dreams, I pray you.

Genesis 40:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“We both had dreams,” they answered him, “but there’s no one to tell us what they mean.” 

“Isn’t God the only one who can tell what they mean?” Joseph asked them. “Why don’t you tell me all about them.” 

Genesis 40:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“We had dreams,” they said to him, “but there is no one to interpret them.”

Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 40:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

They said to him, “We have had dreams, and there is no one to interpret them.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”

Genesis 40:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And they said to him, “We each dreamed a dream, but there is no one to interpret it.” And Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Please tell them to me.”

Genesis 40:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“We both had dreams,” they answered. “But no one can tell us what they mean.”

Then Joseph said to them, “Only God knows what dreams mean. Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 40:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then they said to him, “We have had a dream and there is no one to interpret it.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell it to me, please.”


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