Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
Genesis 41:15 in other translations
| BSB | Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” |
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| WEB | Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” |
| ASV | And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. |
| YLT | And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I--I have heard concerning thee, saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it,' |
| DARBY | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamt a dream, and there is none to interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, thou understandest a dream to interpret it. |
| BBE | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you. |
| Webster | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard it said of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. |
What does Genesis 41:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 41:15-16
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 41:9-32
God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river…
Genesis 41:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:15
- Daniel 5:16
And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
- Daniel 5:12
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
- Psalms 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
- Genesis 41:9-13
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker: And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 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. …
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Context
- Genesis 41:14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
- Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Genesis 41:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Faraón á José: Yo he tenido un sueño, y no hay quien lo declare; mas he oído decir de ti, que oyes sueños para declararlos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Pharaon dit à Joseph: J’ai songé un songe, et il n’y a personne pour l’interpréter; et j’ai entendu dire de toi que tu comprends un songe pour l’interpréter. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Pharao sprach zu Joseph: Ich habe einen Traum gehabt, und da ist keiner, der ihn deute; ich habe aber von dir sagen hören, du verstehest einen Traum, ihn zu deuten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ille ait: Vidi somnia, nec est qui edisserat: quæ audivi te sapientissime conjicere. |