We dreamed: in some languages the form of we must exclude the king, the one addressed; and it may also have to be the special pronoun that refers to just two persons, “we-two [exclusive].” The wording is similar to that used in 40.5.

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 .