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Genesis 41:24

22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

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.

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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
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.”
KJV
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
WEB
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
ASV
and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
DARBY
and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told it to the scribes; but there was none to make it known to me.
BLB
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven good heads of grain. And I told [this] to the magicians, and [there was] no one who interpreted [it] for me.”
ÅB
Og de tynne aks slukte de syv gode aks. Og jeg fortalte det til tegnsutleggerne, men ingen kunne forklare det for meg.
OTB
De tynne aksene slukte de sju gode aksene. Jeg fortalte dette til magikerne, men ingen kunne forklare det for meg."
B1930
Og de tynne aks slukte de syv gode aks. Og jeg fortalte det til tegnsutleggerne, men ingen kunde forklare det for mig.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 4:7

    Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

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  • Genesis 41:8

    And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

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  • Exodus 8:19

    Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

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