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Genesis 41:7

Pharaoh

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

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.

9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

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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

    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 37:5

    And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

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