Genesis 41:49

Genesis 41:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
• New International Version (NIV)Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

Context of Genesis 41:49

47During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly. 48So he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure. 50Now before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him. 51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, “For,” he said, “God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

Genesis 41:49 word by word

וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּח֥וֹל הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛ד כִּי־חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Thus Josephיוֹסֵףyôsêph · JosephH3130
• storedצָבַרtsâbar · to heapH6651
• up grainבַּרbâr bar · grainH1250
• in greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• like the sandחוֹלchôl · sandH2344
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• untilכִּיkîy · forH3588
• he stoppedחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• measuringסָפַרsâphar · to recountH5608
• beyondאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• measureמִסְפָּרmispâr · numberH4557

Cross-references for Genesis 41:49

• Genesis 22:17indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.
• Judges 6:5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, they would come in like locusts for number, both they and their camels were innumerable; and they came into the land to devastate it.
• Judges 7:12Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
• 1 Samuel 13:5Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.
• Psalms 78:27When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
• Jeremiah 33:22As the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’”

Commentaries on Genesis 41:49

• 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. 37-5738. Pharaoh said unto his servants--The kings of ancient Egypt were assisted in the management of state affairs by the advice of the most distinguished members of the priestly order; and, accordingly, before admitting Joseph to the new and extraordinary office that was to be created, those ministers were consulted as to the expediency and propriety of the appointment. a man in whom the Spirit of God is--An acknowledgment of the being and power of the true…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 41:49

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

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Appoint
• Array
• Corn
• Cry
• Discreet
• Dungeon
• Empty
• Famine
• Fault

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