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13 It happened just as he had said[a] to us—Pharaoh[b] restored me to my office, but he impaled the baker.”[c]

14 Then Pharaoh summoned[d] Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream,[e] and there is no one who can interpret[f] it. But I have heard about you, that[g] you can interpret dreams.”[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 41:13 tn Heb “interpreted.”
  2. Genesis 41:13 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Pharaoh) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. Genesis 41:13 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the baker) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  4. Genesis 41:14 tn Heb “and Pharaoh sent and called,” indicating a summons to the royal court.
  5. Genesis 41:15 tn Heb “dreamed a dream.”
  6. Genesis 41:15 tn Heb “there is no one interpreting.”
  7. Genesis 41:15 tn Heb “saying.”
  8. Genesis 41:15 tn Heb “you hear a dream to interpret it,” which may mean, “you only have to hear a dream to be able to interpret it.”

13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.(A)

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon.(B) When he had shaved(C) and changed his clothes,(D) he came before Pharaoh.

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(E) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(F)

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