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Genesis 41:7

Pharaoh

5 but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

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BSB
And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
KJV
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
WEB
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
ASV
And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
DARBY
And the thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke; and behold, it was a dream.
BLB
And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven heads fat and full. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, [it was] a dream.
ÅB
Og de tynne aks slukte de syv frodige og fulle aks. Da våknet Farao, og skjønte at det var en drøm.
OTB
De tynne aksene slukte de sju fulle aksene. Da våknet farao, og det var en drøm.
B1930
Og de tynne aks slukte de syv frodige og fulle aks. Da våknet Farao, og skjønte at det var en drøm.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 20:3

    One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

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  • Genesis 37:5

    Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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