Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:12
And [there was] there with us a young man, a 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.
12. servant to the captain of the guard ] It will be remembered that, in the E story, Joseph is the slave of the captain, and not a fellow-prisoner of the chief butler.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And [there was] there with us a young man,…. Who was in the prison with them, had the care of them, and waited upon them; he was then about twenty eight years of age; for it was two years ago he speaks of, and Joseph was thirty when he stood before Pharaoh, Ge 41:46:
an Hebrew servant to the captain of the guard; he first describes him by his age, a young man, then by his descent, an Hebrew, and by his state and condition, a servant; neither of them tended much to recommend him to the king:
and we told him; that is, their dreams:
and he interpreted to us our dream, to each man according to his dream did he interpret; told them what their dreams presignified, what the events would be they portended; the interpretation was different according to their dreams.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Gen 41:12 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.
Ver. 12. And he interpreted to us our dreams. ] And well you requited him! But better late than never, a though a ready despatch doubleth the benefit. Howbeit God had an overruling hand in it, for Joseph’s greatest good: he turneth the world’s ingratitude to the salvation of his servants.
a Praestat sero quam nunquam.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
servant: Gen 37:36, Gen 39:1, Gen 39:20
interpreted: Gen 40:12-19
Reciprocal: Gen 14:13 – the Gen 40:15 – the Hebrews Act 7:10 – gave Phi 3:5 – an