Genesis 41:12

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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 · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And there <FI>is<Fi> 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, <FI>to<Fi> each according to his dream hath he interpreted,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 41:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
  2. Genesis 39:1Meanwhile, 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.
  3. Genesis 39:20So 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,
  4. Genesis 40:12Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three branches are three days.
  5. Genesis 40:18Joseph replied, “This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days.
  6. Daniel 1:17To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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