Study it in the app“Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; but I have heard it said about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.””
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Joseph,אֶל יוֹסֵף“I have dreamedחָלַמְתִּיa dream,חֲלוֹםand there is no oneוּ אֵיןwho can interpretפֹתֵרit;אֹתוֹbut Iוַאֲנִיhave heardשָׁמַעְתִּיit saidלֵאמֹרabout youעָלֶיךָthat when you hearתִּשְׁמַעa dreamחֲלוֹםyou can interpretלִפְתֹּרit.”אֹתוֹ
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” 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” appearsdream
To see images and scenes while asleep.
Where else “chalamti” 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” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamati” appears14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they quickly brought him out of the pit. He shaved, changed his clothes, and came to Pharaoh.
15 · This verse (above)
16Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; Elohim will answer with peace for Pharaoh.”
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?
