Genesis 41:9-16

9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.
10 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.
11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
12 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, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.
13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.”
14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
15 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.”
16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

Cross References 14

  • 1. S Genesis 40:14
  • 2. S Genesis 40:2
  • 3. S Genesis 37:36; S Genesis 39:20
  • 4. Genesis 40:5
  • 5. S Genesis 14:13; Genesis 39:17
  • 6. S Genesis 37:36; Genesis 40:4
  • 7. S Genesis 40:12
  • 8. S Genesis 40:22
  • 9. Psalms 105:20; Daniel 2:25
  • 10. Isaiah 18:2,7
  • 11. S Genesis 35:2; Genesis 45:22; Ruth 3:3; 2 Samuel 12:20
  • 12. S Genesis 40:8
  • 13. S Genesis 40:12; Daniel 4:18; Daniel 5:16
  • 14. S Genesis 40:8; Daniel 2:30; Acts 3:12; 2 Corinthians 3:5
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