Genesis 41:47

Genesis 41:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
• New International Version (NIV)During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully.
• English Standard Version (ESV)During the seven plentiful years the earth produced abundantly,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.

Context of Genesis 41:47

45Then Pharaoh named Joseph Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On (Heliopolis in Egypt), as his wife. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt [to inspect and govern it]. 46Now Joseph [had been in Egypt thirteen years and] was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph departed from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt [performing his duties]. In the seven abundant years the earth produced handfuls [for each seed planted]. 48And Joseph gathered all the [surplus] food of the seven [good] years in the land of Egypt and stored [enormous quantities of] the food in the cities. He stored away in every city the food [collected] from its own surrounding fields. 49Thus Joseph gathered and stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting it, for it could not be measured.

Genesis 41:47 word by word

וַתַּ֣עַשׂ הָאָ֔רֶץ בְּשֶׁ֖בַע שְׁנֵ֣י הַשָּׂבָ֑ע לִקְמָצִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
• plenteousשָׂבָעώâbâ‛ · abundanceH7647
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• brought forthעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• by handfulsקֹ֫מֶץqômets · handfulH7062

Cross-references for Genesis 41:47

• Genesis 26:12Then Isaac planted [seed] in that land [as a farmer] and reaped in the same year a hundred times [as much as he had planted], and the Lord blessed and favored him.
• Psalms 72:16There will be an abundance of grain in the soil on the top of the mountains; Its fruit will wave like [the cedars of] Lebanon, And those of the city will flourish like grass of the earth.

Commentaries on Genesis 41:47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47The earth brought forth by handfuls - This probably refers principally to rice, as it grows in tufts, a great number of stalks proceeding from the same seed. In those years the Nile probably rose sixteen cubits; See Clarke on Genesis 41:31; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 46-57Verses 46-57 In the names of his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim, Joseph owned the Divine providence. 1. He was made to forget his misery. 2. He was made fruitful in the land of his affliction. The seven plenteous years came, and were ended. We ought to look forward to the end of the days, both of our prosperity and of our opportunity. We must not be secure in prosperity, nor slothful in making good use of opportunity. Years of plenty will end; what thy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 47-57Pharaoh's dreams were fulfilled just as Joseph had explained.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4747. the earth brought forth by handfuls--a singular expression, alluding not only to the luxuriance of the crop, but the practice of the reapers grasping the ears, which alone were cut.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 41:47

• Corn
• Economics
• Government
• Joseph
• Prudence
• Rulers
• Servant

In the dictionaries

• Appoint
• Array
• Cry
• Discreet
• Dungeon
• Empty
• Famine
• Fault
• Pharaoh
• Plenteous

Commentaries on Genesis 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings