God’s Word Translation
Genesis 41:24
24The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but no one could tell me what it meant.”
Genesis 41:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
- New International Version (NIV)The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
Context of Genesis 41:24
22“In my second dream I saw seven good, full heads of grain growing on a single stalk. 23Seven other heads of grain, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted behind them. The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but no one could tell me what it meant.” 25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh had the same dream twice. God has told Pharaoh what he’s going to do. 26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. It’s all the same dream.
Read all of Genesis 41Genesis 41:24 word by word
וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙ הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקֹּ֔ת אֵ֛ת שֶׁ֥בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים הַטֹּב֑וֹת וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֶל־הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין מַגִּ֖יד לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the thinדַּקdaq · thinH1851
- earsשִׁבֹּ֫לֶתshibbôl shibbôleth · earH7641
- devouredבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
- the sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- and I toldאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto the magiciansחַרְטֹםcharţôm · magicianH2748
- none that could declareנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
Cross-references for Genesis 41:24
- Genesis 41:8In the morning he was so upset that he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could tell him what they meant.
- Exodus 8:19So the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the hand of God!” Yet, Pharaoh continued to be stubborn and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, as the Lord had predicted.
- Daniel 4:7The magicians, psychics, astrologers, and fortunetellers came to me. I told them the dream, but they couldn’t tell me its meaning.
Commentaries on Genesis 41:24
- 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. 9-32Verses 9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river Nile, and saw the kine, both…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-24Pharaoh recounted his dreams and testified that no human wisdom could interpret them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. the thin ears devoured the seven good ears--devoured is a different word from that used in Ge 41:4 and conveys the idea of destroying, by absorbing to themselves all the nutritious virtue of the soil around them.Read the comment
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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
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