The Meaning of Genesis 41:15 Explained

Genesis 41:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, 'A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I -- I have heard concerning thee, saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it,'

Darby: And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamt a dream, and there is none to interpret it. And I have heard say of thee, thou understandest a dream to interpret it.

ASV: 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 when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 41:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:14-36 - Pharaoh's Dreams Interpreted
Notwithstanding the great urgency of the royal summons, and the speed with which the great events of his life crowded on one another, Joseph was kept in perfect peace. He found time to shave, and to change his raiment. Let us be at rest in God. He that believeth does not make needless haste. One of the loveliest traits in Joseph's character was his humility. He did not take on airs, nor assume superiority, nor pose as a superior and injured person. He said simply, "It is not in me; God will give." These words might have been uttered by our Lord; they are so perfectly in harmony with the tenor of his life. Surely we should appropriate them. At the best we are but God's almoners, passing on to others the good things of which He has made us the stewards. Joseph was set on using all he had, not for himself, but for others; therefore he had more and more to give. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

1  Pharaoh has two dreams
9  Joseph interprets them
33  He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
46  The seven years of plenty
50  He begets children
53  The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:15 mean?

And said Pharaoh to Joseph a dream I have dreamed and to interpret [there is] no one it But I have heard of you it said [that] you can understand to interpret it
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־ יוֹסֵ֔ף חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּי וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֗י שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תִּשְׁמַ֥ע לִפְתֹּ֥ר אֹתֽוֹ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
פַּרְעֹה֙  Pharaoh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: פַּרְעֹה  
Sense: the common title of the king of Egypt.
יוֹסֵ֔ף  Joseph 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄוסֵף  
Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
חֲל֣וֹם  a  dream 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֲלֹום  
Sense: dream.
חָלַ֔מְתִּי  I  have  dreamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: חָלַם 
Sense: to dream.
וּפֹתֵ֖ר  and  to  interpret 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: פָּתַר  
Sense: (Qal) to interpret (dreams).
אֵ֣ין  [there  is]  no  one 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
וַאֲנִ֗י  But  I 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular
Root: אֲנִי  
Sense: I (first pers.
שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי  have  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙  of  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לֵאמֹ֔ר  it  said 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
תִּשְׁמַ֥ע  [that]  you  can  understand 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
לִפְתֹּ֥ר  to  interpret 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: פָּתַר  
Sense: (Qal) to interpret (dreams).

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