11 He and I had dreams on the same night; each dream had its own meaning. 12 Now a young Hebrew, a slave of the captain of the guards, was with us there. We told him our dreams, he interpreted our dreams for us, and each had its own interpretation. 13 It turned out just the way he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”(A)

14 Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they quickly brought him from the dungeon.(B) He shaved, changed his clothes, and went to Pharaoh.(C)

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said about you that you can hear a dream and interpret it.”(D)

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11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.(A) 12 Now a young Hebrew(B) was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard.(C) We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.(D) 13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.(E)

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon.(F) When he had shaved(G) and changed his clothes,(H) he came before Pharaoh.

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(I) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(J)

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Daniel[a] distinguished himself above the administrators and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit,(A) so the king planned to set him over the whole realm.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 6:3 Lit Now this Daniel

Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.(A)

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