וַיֹּ֤אמֶר פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶל־יוֹסֵ֔ף חֲל֣וֹם חָלַ֔מְתִּי וּפֹתֵ֖ר אֵ֣ין אֹת֑וֹ וַאֲנִ֗י שָׁמַ֤עְתִּי עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תִּשְׁמַ֥ע חֲל֖וֹם לִפְתֹּ֥ר אֹתֽוֹ׃
Lalu berkatalah Firaun kepada Yusuf: “Aku telah bermimpi, tetapi tidak ada seorang pun yang dapat menafsirkannya. Aku telah mendengar orang berkata tentang engkau, bahwa engkau memahami mimpi sehingga dapat menafsirkannya.”
Midrash Tanchuma
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: I have dreamed a dream, etc. Joseph replied: “God will give Pharaoh an answer” (Gen. 41:15–16). Because He ascribed greatness to Him who possessed greatness, the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him: Since you did not seek to exalt yourself, be assured you will be elevated to greatness and leadership by Me.