Genesis 40:5

Easy To Read Version

One night, both of the prisoners had a dream. (The two prisoners were the servants of the king of Egypt—the baker and the wine server.) Each prisoner had his own dream. And each dream had its own meaning.

Cross References

Genesis 20:3

But one night, God spoke to Abimelech in a dream. God said, “You will die. That woman you took is married.”

Genesis 40:1

Later, two of Pharaoh’s servants did something wrong to Pharaoh. These servants were the baker and the man who served wine to Pharaoh.

Genesis 40:4

The commander put the two prisoners under Joseph’s care. The two men continued to stay in prison for some time.

Genesis 40:6

Joseph went to them the next morning. Joseph saw that the two men were worried.

Genesis 40:8

The two men answered, “We dreamed last night, but we don’t understand what we dreamed. There is no one to interpret or explain the dreams to us.”

Genesis 41:11

Then one night he and I had a dream. Each dream had a different meaning.

Esther 6:1

That same night, the king could not sleep. So he told a servant to bring the history book and read it to him. (The Book of History of the Kings lists everything that happens during a king’s rule.)

Daniel 4:19

Then Daniel (also named Belteshazzar) became very quiet for about an hour. The things he was thinking bothered him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar (Daniel), don’t let the dream or its meaning make you afraid.”

Daniel 4:5

I had a dream that made me afraid. I was lying on my bed, and I saw pictures and visions {\cf2\super [39]} in my mind. Those things made me very afraid.

Daniel 4:9

I said,

Numbers 12:6

God said, “Listen to me! You will have prophets. [168] I, the Lord, will show myself to them in visions. [169] I will speak to them in dreams.