Genesis 41:11

11 In prison we each had a dream on the same night, and each dream had a different meaning.

Genesis 41:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:11

And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he
In one and the same night: we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream;
they both dreamed exactly what should befall them, as it was interpreted to them; the dreams, the interpretation of them, and the events, answered to each other.

Genesis 41:11 In-Context

9 Then the chief officer who served wine to the king said to him, "Now I remember something I promised to do, but I forgot about it.

10 There was a time when you were angry with the baker and me, and you put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard.

11 In prison we each had a dream on the same night, and each dream had a different meaning.

12 A young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard, was in the prison with us. When we told him our dreams, he explained their meanings to us. He told each man the meaning of his dream, and

13 things happened exactly as he said they would: I was given back my old position, and the baker was hanged."