Genesis 41
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Genesis 41:8-24

8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

9Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: 10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker: 11And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 12And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 13And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.1 15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.2 16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.3 22And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven heads came up in one stalk, full and good: 23And, behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:4 24And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 41:14 brought…: Heb. made him run. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 41:15 thou…: or, when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 41:21 eaten…: Heb. come to the inward parts of them. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 41:23 withered: or, small. ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 41

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