New American Standard Bible 1995

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Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the cupbearer butler, cupbearer Noun H4945 הַמַּשְׁקֶ֣ה ham·mash·keh
and the baker to bake Verb H644 וְהָאֹפֶ֗ה ve·ha·'o·feh
for the king king Noun H4428 לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le·me·lech
of Egypt, a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר֙ a·sher
were confined to tie, bind, imprison Verb H631 אֲסוּרִ֖ים a·su·rim
in jail, a house Noun H1004 בְּבֵ֥ית be·veit
both two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁנֵיהֶ֜ם she·nei·hem
had to dream Verb H2492 וַיַּֽחַלְמוּ֩ vai·ya·chal·mu
a dream a dream Noun H2472 חֲלֹ֨ום cha·lo·vm
the same one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֔ד e·chad,
night, night Noun H3915 בְּלַ֣יְלָה be·lay·lah
each man man H376    
with his [own] dream a dream Noun H2472 חֲלֹמֹו֙ cha·lo·mov
[and] each man H376    
dream a dream Noun H2472 חֲלֹמֹ֑ו cha·lo·mov;
with its [own] interpretation. interpretation Noun H6623 כְּפִתְרֹ֣ון ke·fit·ro·vn

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.
King James Bible Then And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the cupbearer interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker for of the king of Egypt, who which were confined bound in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.prison.
Hebrew Greek English Then the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt, who were confined in jail, both had a dream the same night, each man with his own dream and each dream with its own interpretation.