Genesis 41:11-15

41:11 We each had a dream one night; each of us had a dream with its own meaning. 1  41:12 Now a young man, a Hebrew, a servant 2  of the captain of the guards, 3  was with us there. We told him our dreams, 4  and he interpreted the meaning of each of our respective dreams for us. 5  41:13 It happened just as he had said 6  to us – Pharaoh 7  restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.” 8 

41:14 Then Pharaoh summoned 9  Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh. 41:15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, 10  and there is no one who can interpret 11  it. But I have heard about you, that 12  you can interpret dreams.” 13 

1 tn Heb “and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we dreamed.”

2 tn Or “slave.”

3 tn Heb “a servant to the captain of the guards.” On this construction see GKC 419-20 §129.c.

4 tn The words “our dreams” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

5 tn Heb “and he interpreted for us our dreams, each according to his dream he interpreted.”

6 tn Heb “interpreted.”

7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Pharaoh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

8 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the baker) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

9 tn Heb “and Pharaoh sent and called,” indicating a summons to the royal court.

10 tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

11 tn Heb “there is no one interpreting.”

12 tn Heb “saying.”

13 tn Heb “you hear a dream to interpret it,” which may mean, “you only have to hear a dream to be able to interpret it.”