The Church Fathers on this verse

Genesis 41:13Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And we heard what afterwards the event of the thing proved to be so. For I was restored to my office: and he was hanged upon a gibbet.

Douay-Rheims

וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר פָּֽתַר־לָ֖נוּ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֑ה אֹתִ֛י הֵשִׁ֥יב עַל־כַּנִּ֖י וְאֹת֥וֹ תָלָֽה׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

John Chrysostom

4th centuryChurch Father

He recounts how, during his imprisonment alongside the cupbearer, he experienced a dream and received insight from Joseph, which ultimately came to pass just as he had foretold.

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