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Genesis 41:14-16
English Standard Version
Genesis 41:14-16
English Standard Version
14 (A)Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they (B)quickly brought him (C)out of the pit. And when he had shaved himself and changed his clothes, he came in before Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. (D)I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, (E)“It is not in me; (F)God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.”[a]
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- Genesis 41:16 Or (compare Samaritan, Septuagint) Without God it is not possible to give Pharaoh an answer about his welfare
Genesis 41:14-16
New International Version
Genesis 41:14-16
New International Version
14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon.(A) When he had shaved(B) and changed his clothes,(C) he came before Pharaoh.
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(D) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(E)
16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”(F)
Genesis 41:14-16
King James Version
Genesis 41:14-16
King James Version
14 Then 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.
15 And 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.
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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Genesis 41:25-36
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Genesis 41:25-36
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25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; (A)God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one. 27 The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also (B)seven years of famine. 28 It is as I told Pharaoh; (C)God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 29 There will come (D)seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt, 30 but after them there will arise (E)seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. (F)The famine will consume the land, 31 and the plenty will be unknown in the land by reason of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. 32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the (G)thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh proceed to appoint overseers over the land and take one-fifth of the produce of the land[a] of Egypt during the seven plentiful years. 35 And (H)let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it. 36 That food shall be a reserve for the land against the seven years of famine that are to occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land may not perish through the famine.”
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- Genesis 41:34 Or over the land and organize the land
Genesis 41:25-36
New International Version
Genesis 41:25-36
New International Version
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same.(A) God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.(B) 26 The seven good cows(C) are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream. 27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.(D)
28 “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.(E) 29 Seven years of great abundance(F) are coming throughout the land of Egypt, 30 but seven years of famine(G) will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.(H) 31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe. 32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided(I) by God, and God will do it soon.(J)
33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man(K) and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.(L) 34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners(M) over the land to take a fifth(N) of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.(O) 35 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.(P) 36 This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt,(Q) so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
Genesis 41:25-36
King James Version
Genesis 41:25-36
King James Version
25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
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Genesis 41:56-57
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Genesis 41:56-57
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56 So when the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened all the storehouses[a] and (A)sold to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. 57 Moreover, all the earth came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was severe (B)over all the earth.
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- Genesis 41:56 Hebrew all that was in them
Genesis 41:56-57
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Genesis 41:56-57
New International Version
56 When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians,(A) for the famine(B) was severe throughout Egypt.(C) 57 And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph,(D) because the famine was severe everywhere.(E)
Genesis 41:56-57
King James Version
Genesis 41:56-57
King James Version
56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.
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