And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
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וְשָׁ֨םveshamand thereשָׁםconjunction, adverb — “and there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אִתָּ֜נוּitanvamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.נַ֣עַרnaarboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).עִבְרִ֗יivriHebrewעִבְרִיnoun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “Hebrew”, the ordinary formH5680an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of EberHebrew(-ess, woman).עֶ֚בֶדevedservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.לְשַׂ֣רlesarto captainשַׂרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to captain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8269a head person (of any rank or class)captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.הַטַּבָּחִ֔יםhatabachimthe cookטַבָּחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cook”, the ordinary formH2876properly, a butcher; hence, a lifeguardsman (because he was acting as an executioner); also a cook (usually slaughtering the animal for food)cook, guard.וַנְּ֨סַפֶּרvansaperand communeסָפַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and commune”, the next action in the storyH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.ל֔וֹlvotoל֔וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַיִּפְתָּרvayiftarand interpretפָּתַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and interpret”, the next action in the storyH6622to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)interpret(-ation, -er).לָ֖נוּlanvtoלָ֖נוּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חֲלֹמֹתֵ֑ינוּchalomoteynvdreamחֲלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “dream”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2472a dreamdream(-er).אִ֥ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…כַּחֲלֹמ֖וֹkachalomvoas dreamחֲלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as dream”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2472a dreamdream(-er).פָּתָֽרpatarinterpretפָּתַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “interpret”, a completed actionH6622to open up, i.e. (figuratively) interpret (a dream)interpret(-ation, -er).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Young’s Literal Translation
And there [is] with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, [to] each according to his dream hath he interpreted,
World English Bible
There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.
Darby Translation
And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a bondman of the captain of the life-guard, to whom we told [them], and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each he interpreted according to his dream.
Douay-Rheims
There was there a young man a Hebrew, servant to the same captain of the soldiers: to whom we told our dreams,
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard; and we related to him our dreams , and he interpreted them to us.
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