Study it in the app“They said to him, “We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter for it.” Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to Elohim? Please tell them to me.””
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“We have dreamedחָלַמְנוּa dream,חֲלוֹםand there is noוּ אֵיןinterpreterפֹתֵרfor it.”אֹתוֹJosephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵהֶם“Do notהֲלוֹאinterpretationsפִּתְרֹנִיםbelong to Elohim?לֵאלֹהִיםPleaseנָאtell themסַפְּרוּto me.”לִי
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsdream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalamnu” appearsdream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appearsinterpret
Interpret, explain the meaning of a dream.
Where else “foter” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsinterpretation
Interpretation: the meaning of a dream.
Where else “pitronim” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appearsrecount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “sapru” appears7He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in custody in his lord’s house, saying, “Why are your faces sad today?”
8 · This verse (above)
9So the chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph and said to him, “In my dream, look, a vine was before me,
1. What it says
What did Joseph interpret for the two officials, and what happened to the cupbearer (vv. 12-23)?
2. What it means
What does Joseph say about himself when he says interpretations belong to Elohim (v. 8)?
3. How I live it
How can you serve others even in your own difficult times?
