And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.
There was a young Hebrew man with us in prison, who served the captain of the guard. We told him about our dreams, and he explained what each of our dreams meant - giving each person a personal interpretation of their own dream.
The writer is describing how a young Hebrew prisoner accurately interpreted their dreams, giving each person a meaningful explanation of what their dream meant.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of Genesis, Joseph, a young Hebrew man who had been sold into slavery and wrongfully imprisoned in Egypt, was approached by Pharaoh's chief butler and chief baker, who were also in prison and had troubling dreams. Joseph, serving as a prisoner under the captain of the guard, interpreted their dreams accurately through divine insight, foretelling the butler's restoration and the baker's execution. This event later became key when the butler recounted Joseph's ability to Pharaoh during a time of national crisis.
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