Genesis 41:17
15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18 when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
19 After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
- KJV
- And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
- WEB
- Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river;
- ASV
- And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river:
- DARBY
- And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood on the bank of the river.
- BLB
- And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I was standing on the edge of the River,
- ÅB
- Da sa Farao til Josef: Jeg syntes i drømme at jeg sto på elvebredden.
- OTB
- Farao fortalte Josef: "I min drøm stod jeg ved bredden av Nilen,
- B1930
- Da sa Farao til Josef: Jeg syntes i drømme at jeg stod på elvebredden.