A young Hebrew … us: in some languages a man is referred to as “a child” or “a youth” until he is married. Joseph is not yet married, although he is thirty years old according to verse 46. For captain of the guard see 40.3-4.

Each man: the wine steward refers in the third person to himself and the baker. In most languages it is better to retain the first person plural, as in Good News Translation.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .