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Genesis 41:1

PharaohNile
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

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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.

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BSB
After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,
KJV
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
WEB
At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
ASV
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
DARBY
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
BLB
And it came to pass at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh was dreaming, and behold, he was standing by the River.
ÅB
Så hendte det da to år var omme, at Farao drømte han sto ved elven[^1].
OTB
Etter to hele år drømte farao at han stod ved Nilen.
B1930
Så hendte det da to år var omme, at Farao drømte han stod ved elven. / < Nilen.>

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Cross references

  • Genesis 20:3

    But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.

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  • Genesis 29:14

    And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

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  • Ezekiel 29:3

    Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

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  • Esther 6:1

    On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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  • Isaiah 19:5

    And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

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  • Ezekiel 29:9

    And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

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  • Exodus 1:22

    And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

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  • Deuteronomy 11:10

    For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:

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