Genesis 41:22
20 Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
21 When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
23 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
24 And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
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
- In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
- KJV
- And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
- WEB
- I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
- ASV
- And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:
- DARBY
- And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good.
- BLB
- And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good,
- ÅB
- Så drømte jeg igjen, og se: Syv aks, fulle og gode, vokste opp på ett strå.
- OTB
- I min drøm så jeg også sju aks, fulle og gode, vokse på ett strå.
- B1930
- Så drømte jeg igjen, og se: Syv aks, fulle og gode, vokste op på ett strå.