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Genesis 41:28

Pharaoh
God's will and callingThe future and plans

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.

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;

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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
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
KJV
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
WEB
That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
ASV
That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh.
DARBY
This is the word which I have spoken to Pharaoh: what God is about to do he has let Pharaoh see.
BLB
This [is] the word that I have spoken to Pharaoh. What God [is] about to do He has shown Pharaoh.
ÅB
Det er som jeg sa til Farao: Hva Gud vil gjøre, har han latt Farao se.
OTB
Det er akkurat som jeg sa til farao: Gud har vist farao hva Han har til hensikt å gjøre.
B1930
Det er som jeg sa til Farao: Hvad Gud vil gjøre, har han latt Farao se.

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