New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 41:18-37
18and beholdH2009, sevenH7651 cowsH6510, 1fatH1277 and sleekH3303 cameH5927 up out of the NileH2975, and they grazedH7462 in the marshH260 grassH260. 19LoH2009, sevenH7651 otherH312 cowsH6510 cameH5927 up afterH310 them, poorH1800 and veryH3966 uglyH7451 and 2gauntH7534H1320, suchH2007 as I had neverH3808 seenH7200 for 3uglinessH7455 in allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; 20and the leanH7534 and 4uglyH7451 cowsH6510 ateH398 up the firstH7223 sevenH7651 fatH1277 cowsH6510. 21Yet when they had 5devouredH935H7130 them, it could not be 6detectedH3045 that they had 7devouredH935H7130 them, 8for they were justH3512 as uglyH7451 as 9beforeH8462. Then I awokeH3364. 22I sawH7200 also in my dreamH2472, and beholdH2009, sevenH7651 earsH7641, fullH4392 and goodH2896, cameH5927 up on a singleH259 stalkH7070; 23and loH2009, sevenH7651 earsH7641, witheredH6798, thinH1851, and scorchedH7710 by the eastH6921 windH6921, sproutedH6779 up afterH310 them; 24and the thinH1851 earsH7641 swallowedH1104 the sevenH7651 goodH2896 earsH7641. Then 10I toldH559 it to the 11magiciansH2748, but thereH369 was noH369 oneH369 who could explainH5046 it to me.”
25Now JosephH3130 saidH559 to PharaohH6547, “Pharaoh’sH6547 12dreamsH2472 are oneH259 and the same; 13GodH430 has toldH5046 to PharaohH6547 whatH853H834 He is about to doH6213. 26The sevenH7651 goodH2896 cowsH6510 are sevenH7651 yearsH8141; and the sevenH7651 goodH2896 earsH7641 are sevenH7651 yearsH8141; the 14dreamsH2472 are oneH259 and the same. 27The sevenH7651 leanH7534 and uglyH7451 cowsH6510 that cameH5927 up afterH310 them are sevenH7651 yearsH8141, and the sevenH7651 thinH7534 earsH7641 scorchedH7710 by the eastH6921 windH6921 15will be sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458. 2816It is as I have spokenH1696 to PharaohH6547: 17GodH430 has shownH7200 to PharaohH6547 whatH834 He is about to doH6213. 29BeholdH2009, 18sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of greatH1419 abundanceH7647 are comingH935 in allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; 30and afterH310 them 19sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458 will 20comeH6965, and allH3605 the abundanceH7647 will be forgottenH7911 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, and the famineH7458 will 21ravageH3615 the landH776. 31So the abundanceH7647 will be unknownH3045H3808 in the landH776 becauseH4480H6440 of that subsequentH310 famineH7458; for it will be veryH3966 severeH3515. 32Now as for the repeatingH8138 of the dreamH2472 to PharaohH6547 twiceH6471, it means that 22the matterH1697 is determinedH3559 by GodH430, and GodH430 will quicklyH4116 bringH6213 it aboutH6213. 33NowH6258 let PharaohH6547 lookH7200 for a manH376 23discerningH995 and wiseH2450, and setH7896 him overH5921 the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 34Let PharaohH6547 takeH6213 actionH6213 to appointH6485 overseersH6496 24in chargeH5921 of the landH776, and let him exactH2567 a fifthH2567 of the produce of the landH776 of EgyptH4714 in the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of abundanceH7647. 35Then let them 25gatherH6908 allH3605 the foodH3978 of theseH428 goodH2896 yearsH8141 that are comingH935, and storeH6651 up the grainH1250 for foodH400 in the citiesH5892 underH8478 Pharaoh’sH6547 authorityH3027, and let them guardH8104 it. 36Let the foodH400 becomeH1961 as a reserveH6487 for the landH776 for the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458 whichH834 will occurH1961 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, so that the landH776 will not perishH3772 during the famineH7458.”
37Now the 26proposalH1697 seemedH3190 goodH3190 27to PharaohH6547 and 28to allH3605 his servantsH5650.
Notes
- 1. Genesis 41:18 Lit fat of flesh ↩
- 2. Genesis 41:19 Lit lean of flesh ↩
- 3. Genesis 41:19 Lit badness ↩
- 4. Genesis 41:20 Lit bad ↩
- 5. Genesis 41:21 Lit entered their inward parts ↩
- 6. Genesis 41:21 Or known ↩
- 7. Genesis 41:21 Lit entered their inward parts ↩
- 8. Genesis 41:21 Lit and ↩
- 9. Genesis 41:21 Lit in the beginning ↩
- 10. Genesis 41:24 Is 8:19; Dan 4:7 ↩
- 11. Genesis 41:24 Or soothsayer priests ↩
- 12. Genesis 41:25 Lit dream is ↩
- 13. Genesis 41:25 Gen 41:28, 32; Dan 2:28, 29, 45 ↩
- 14. Genesis 41:26 Lit dream is ↩
- 15. Genesis 41:27 2 Kin 8:1 ↩
- 16. Genesis 41:28 Lit That is the thing which I spoke ↩
- 17. Genesis 41:28 Gen 41:25, 32 ↩
- 18. Genesis 41:29 Gen 41:47 ↩
- 19. Genesis 41:30 Gen 41:54, 56; 47:13; Ps 105:16 ↩
- 20. Genesis 41:30 Lit arise ↩
- 21. Genesis 41:30 Lit destroy ↩
- 22. Genesis 41:32 Gen 41:25, 28 ↩
- 23. Genesis 41:33 Gen 41:39 ↩
- 24. Genesis 41:34 Lit over ↩
- 25. Genesis 41:35 Gen 41:48 ↩
- 26. Genesis 41:37 Lit word ↩
- 27. Genesis 41:37 Lit in the sight of ↩
- 28. Genesis 41:37 Lit in the sight of ↩
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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