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Genesis 41:15 KJV
Genesis · chapter 41 · verse 15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.Genesis 41:15 · King James Version
Genesis 41:15 in context
13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- interpretpâtharto open upH6622 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- dreamedchâlamproperly, to bind firmlyH2492 →
- JosephYôwçêphJoseph, the name of seven IsraelitesH3130 →
- dreamchălôwma dreamH2472 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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Here is, 1. The recommending of Joseph to Pharaoh for an interpreter. The chief butler did it more in compliment to Pharaoh, to oblige him, than in gratitude to Joseph, or in compassion for his case.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-16