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 servant² 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 said⁶ to us – Pharaoh⁷ restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”⁸

41:14 Then Pharaoh summoned⁹ 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 interpret¹¹ it. But I have heard about you, that¹² you can interpret dreams.”¹³

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

²tn Or “slave.”

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

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

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

⁶tn Heb “interpreted.”

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

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

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

¹⁰tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”

¹¹tn Heb “there is no one interpreting.”

¹²tn Heb “saying.”

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