Genesis 41:13

13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.”

Genesis 41:13 in Other Translations

13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

13 And as he interpreted to us, so it came about. I was restored to my office, and the baker was hanged."

13 And everything happened just as he had predicted. I was restored to my position as cup-bearer, and the chief baker was executed and impaled on a pole.”

13 Things turned out just as he interpreted. I was returned to my position and the head baker was impaled."

13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

13 What he told us happened: Pharaoh restored me to my position, but he hung the baker on a pole."

13 It turned out just the way he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged."

13 Things turned out exactly as he said they would. I was given back my position. The other man had a pole stuck through his body."

Genesis 41:13 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:13

And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was
The event answered to the interpretation, and showed it to be right; this is frequently hinted and repeated, to show the exactness and certainty of the interpretation given, in order to recommend Joseph to Pharaoh the more: me he restored unto my office, and him he hanged:
that is, Joseph interpreted the butler's dream to such a sense, that he should be restored to his butlership, and accordingly he was; and the baker's dream, that he should be hanged, and so he was. Aben Ezra and Jarchi interpret this of Pharaoh, that he restored the one, and hanged the other, or ordered these things to be done, which answered to Joseph's interpretation of the dreams; but the former sense seems best, for Joseph is the person immediately spoken of in the preceding clause; nor would it have been so decent for the butler, in the presence of Pharaoh, to have spoken of him without naming him, and which would have been contrary to his usage before.

Genesis 41:13 In-Context

11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.

12 Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.

13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.”

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

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

Cross References

• 1. S Genesis 40:22