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Genesis 41:12

10 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

11 One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

13 And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.
KJV
And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
WEB
There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.
ASV
And there was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
DARBY
And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a bondman of the captain of the life-guard, to whom we told [them], and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each he interpreted according to his dream.
BLB
And there [was] with us a young man, a Hebrew, a servant of the captain of the guards. And we told to him, and he interpreted for us our dreams; each man according to his dream he interpreted.
ÅB
Og det var en hebraisk gutt sammen med oss der; han var tjener hos høvdingen over livvakten; ham fortalte vi våre drømmer, og han tydet dem for oss; etter som enhver hadde drømt, tydet han dem.
OTB
En ung hebreer var der sammen med oss, en tjener hos høvdingen over livvakten. Vi fortalte ham våre drømmer, og han tydet dem for oss, hver mann fikk tydningen av sin drøm.
B1930
Og det var en hebraisk gutt sammen med oss der; han var tjener hos høvdingen over livvakten; ham fortalte vi våre drømmer, og han tydet dem for oss; efter som enhver hadde drømt, tydet han dem.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 37:36

    Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

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  • Genesis 40:12–19

    Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

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  • Genesis 39:20

    So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

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  • Genesis 39:1

    Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

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