Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream last night, and no one here can tell me what it means. But I have heard that when you hear about a dream you can interpret it.”

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. יאר ye'or — “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic.
  2. אחוּ 'āch…
John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And Pharaoh said to Joseph. We see that Pharaoh offers himself as a disciple to Joseph, being persuaded by the statement of the butler tha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Immediately, upon his being introduced to him: I have dreamed a dream, and [there…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had obtained Joseph's release from prison, he probably would …