Genesis 41:11-13

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 

[41:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we dreamed.”

[41:12]  ² tn Or “slave.”

[41:12]  ³ tn Heb “a servant to the captain of the guards.” On this construction see GKC 419-20 §129.c.

[41:12]  ⁴ tn The words “our dreams” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[41:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he interpreted for us our dreams, each according to his dream he interpreted.”

[41:13]  ³ tn Heb “interpreted.”

[41:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Pharaoh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[41:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “him”; the referent (the baker) has been specified in the translation for clarity.