Genesis 41:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have had a dream, and no one is able to give me the sense of it; now it has come to my ears that you are able to give the sense of a dream when it is put before you.

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  • Dan 5:16 : 16 And I have had news of you, that you have the power of making things clear, and of answering hard questions: now if you are able to make out the writing and give me the sense of it, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain round your neck and be a ruler of high authority in the kingdom.
  • Gen 41:9-9 : 9 Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now; 10 Pharaoh had been angry with his servants, and had put me in prison in the house of the captain of the army, together with the chief bread-maker; 11 And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense. 12 And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them. 13 And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
  • Dan 5:12 : 12 Because a most special spirit, and knowledge and reason and the power of reading dreams and unfolding dark sayings and answering hard questions, were seen to be in him, even in Daniel (named Belteshazzar by the king): now let Daniel be sent for, and he will make clear the sense of the writing.

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    7And he said to the servants of Pharaoh who were in prison with him, Why are you looking so sad?

    8Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?

    9Then the chief wine-servant gave Joseph an account of his dream, and said, In my dream I saw a vine before me;

  • Gen 41:16-17
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    16Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

    17Then Pharaoh said, In my dream I was by the side of the Nile:

  • Gen 41:24-26
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    24And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it.

    25Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

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    7And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.

    8And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.

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    6And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

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    38Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?

    39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:

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    11And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.

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    14Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.

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    41And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.

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    1Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

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    5And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

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    44Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.

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    15For truly I was taken by force from the land of the Hebrews; and I have done nothing for which I might be put in prison.

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    15And Joseph said, What is this thing which you have done? had you no thought that such a man as I would have power to see what is secret?

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    55And when all the land of Egypt was in need of food, the people came crying to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said to the people, Go to Joseph, and whatever he says to you, do it.

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    5And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle.

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    8So now it was not you who sent me here, but God: and he has made me as a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

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    17And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Say to your brothers, Put your goods on your beasts and go back to the land of Canaan;

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    32And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.

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    4And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.