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Genesis 41:8-10
International Standard Version
Genesis 41:8-10
International Standard Version
Pharaoh Seeks an Interpretation
8 The very next morning, he[a] was frustrated[b] about the dream, so he sent word to summon all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them what he had dreamed, but no one could interpret them.[c]
9 Then Pharaoh’s senior security advisor[d] spoke up. “Maybe I should make a confession. 10 When Pharaoh was angry with some of his servants, he incarcerated me in custody of the captain of the bodyguard, along with Pharaoh’s head chef.[e]
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- Genesis 41:8 Lit. morning, his spirit
- Genesis 41:8 Or troubled
- Genesis 41:8 Lit. interpret the dreams for Pharaoh
- Genesis 41:9 Lit. Pharaoh’s cupbearer; a servant who tested the Pharaoh’s food and beverages for poison; cf. Neh 1:11
- Genesis 41:10 Lit. baker
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