Genesis 41:15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
Pharaoh had dreamed two dreams in one night that pointed to the same coming calamity. The remarkable dreams left him in troubled perplexity and distress, and his troubled mind sought relief. He was frightened, and terror spread through his palace.
The magicians and wise men of Egypt could not interpret the dream or dreams. That failure came despite their reputation for solving difficulties with all their magic and boasted wisdom. In helplessness after his learned men failed him, Pharaoh turned in humiliation away from his own wise men to consult an alien, a Hebrew slave. He was willing to condescend to accept the lowliest humble service in hope of relief.
What gave him hope was what he had heard, that Joseph had a gift for understanding a dream to interpret it. That report rested on the chief butler's testimony that Joseph had interpreted dreams exactly as they were afterward fulfilled. Joseph was then brought hastily from the prison dungeon into Pharaoh's presence, shaving himself and changing out of his prison clothes. His hair had grown long during disgrace and confinement. Joseph's reply shows his ability did not come from superior wisdom in himself; God alone could explain the mystery and give Pharaoh an answer of peace.