Genesis 41:12 “Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the…”

Genesis 41:12

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 individually.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard, and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams. He interpreted to each man according to his dream.

American Standard Version

And there was with us there a young man, a 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And there was with vs a yong man, an Ebrew, seruant vnto the chiefe steward, whome when we told, he declared our dreames to vs, to euery one he declared according to his dreame.

Darby Translation

And there was there with us a Hebrew youth, a bondman of the captain of the life-guard, to whom we told [them], and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each he interpreted according to his dream.

Young's Literal Translation

And there [is] with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, [to] each according to his dream hath he interpreted,

Bible in Basic English

And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.

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Cross references

“servant”

Genesis 37:36 Genesis 39:1 Genesis 39:20

Genesis 37:36 · BSB

Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.

Genesis 39:1 · BSB

Meanwhile, Joseph had been taken down to Egypt, where an Egyptian named Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.

Genesis 39:20 · BSB

So Joseph’s master took him and had him thrown into the prison where the king’s prisoners were confined. While Joseph was there in the prison,

“interpreted”

Genesis 40:12–19

Genesis 40:12–19 · BSB

Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

13And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

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