Verse 17
Genesis 41:17
World English Bible, British Edition
17
Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the
brink of the river;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר פַּרְעֹ֖ה אֶל יוֹסֵ֑ף בַּ/חֲלֹמִ֕/י הִנְ/נִ֥י עֹמֵ֖ד עַל שְׂפַ֥ת הַ/יְאֹֽר
English Translation
And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph in dreams, "Behold, I am standing on the bank of the river."
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Chapter 41 Context
1
At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamt, and behold, he stood by the
river.
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Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat,
and they fed in the marsh gr...
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3
Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly
and thin, and stood by the othe...
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4
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh
awoke.
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5
He slept and dreamt a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came
up on one stalk, healthy an...
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6
Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung
up after them.
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7
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears.
Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it...
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8
In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all
of Egypt’s magicians and wis...
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9
Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember
my faults today.
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10
Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house
of the captain of the guard,...
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11
We dreamt a dream in one night, he and I. Each man dreamt according
to the interpretation of his dre...
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There was with us there a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain
of the guard, and we told him,...
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13
As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and
he hanged him.”
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14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily
out of the dungeon. He shaved hims...
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15
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamt a dream, and there is no one
who can interpret it. I have hea...
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16
Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God (Elohim) will give
Pharaoh an answer of peace....
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17
Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the
brink of the river;
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and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They
fed in the marsh grass;
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and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly
and thin, such as I never saw...
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20
The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
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and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had
eaten them, but they were still...
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22
I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one
stalk, full and good;
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and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with
the east wind, sprung up after th...
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24
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain.
I told it to the magicians, but...
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25
Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God (Elohim)
is about to do he has declar...
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The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of
grain are seven years. The dream...
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The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years,
and also the seven empty hea...
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28
That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God (Elohim) has shown Pharaoh
what he is about to...
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29
Behold, seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt
are coming.
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30
Seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will
be forgotten in the land of Egy...
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31
and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine
which follows; for it will be...
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32
The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established
by God (Elohim), and God (Elohim)...
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33
“Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man,
and set him over the land of Egypt.
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34
Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and
take up the fifth part of the...
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35
Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store
grain under the hand of Pharao...
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36
The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine,
which will be in the land of...
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37
The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of
all his servants.
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38
Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man
in whom is the Spirit of God (E...
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39
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God (Elohim) has shown you all of this, there
is no one so discreet...
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40
You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to
your word. Only in the throne I...
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41
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of
Egypt.”
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42
Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s
hand, and arrayed him in robe...
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43
He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before
him, “Bow the knee!” He set h...
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44
Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift
up his hand or his foot in all...
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45
Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him Asenath,
the daughter of Potiphera priest...
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46
Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king
of Egypt. Joseph went out from the pre...
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47
In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
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48
He gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land
of Egypt, and laid up the food...
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49
Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped
counting, for it was withou...
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50
To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath,
the daughter of Potiphera...
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51
Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, “For”, he said, “God (Elohim) has made me forget
a...
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The name of the second, he called Ephraim: “For God (Elohim) has made me fruitful
in the land of my...
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53
The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came
to an end.
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54
The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There
was famine in all lands, but...
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55
When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh
for bread, and Pharaoh said to...
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56
The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all
the store houses, and sold to th...
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57
All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the
famine was severe in all the ear...
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Verse Information
- Book
- Genesis
- Chapter
- Chapter 41 (57 verses)
- Version
- World English Bible, British Edition