Berachos 58b § 5
Dreams Follow Interpretations
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From where is it derived that all dreams
follow the mouth of the interpreter?
Like the dreams of Pharaoh's 2 ministers.
The butler and the baker say to Pharaoh:
And it came to pass, as he
interpreted to us, so it was.
But one must attach a caveat to this: as this is
only in a case where it is interpreted for him
in a manner akin to the dream,
where the interpretation is relevant to the dream,
like in the story of Joseph's interpretation
of the dreams of Pharaoh's 2 ministers:
Each man according to his
dream he did interpret.
follow the mouth of the interpreter?
Like the dreams of Pharaoh's 2 ministers.
The butler and the baker say to Pharaoh:
And it came to pass, as he
interpreted to us, so it was.
But one must attach a caveat to this: as this is
only in a case where it is interpreted for him
in a manner akin to the dream,
where the interpretation is relevant to the dream,
like in the story of Joseph's interpretation
of the dreams of Pharaoh's 2 ministers:
Each man according to his
dream he did interpret.