Genesis 41:8

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

⁷ And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

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.

¹⁰ Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

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 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none to interpret them to Pharaoh.
BLB: 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 its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, and [there was] no one interpreting them to Pharaoh.

ÅB: Men om morgenen var han urolig til sinns, og han sendte bud og lot kalle alle tegnsutleggerne og alle vismennene i Egypt; og Farao fortalte dem sine drømmer, men det var ingen som kunne tyde dem for ham.
OTB: Om morgenen var hans ånd urolig, så han kalte til seg alle magikerne og de vise mennene i Egypt. Farao fortalte dem sine drømmer, men ingen kunne tyde dem for ham.
B1930: Men om morgenen var han urolig til sinns, og han sendte bud og lot kalle alle tegnsutleggerne og alle vismennene i Egypten; og Farao fortalte dem sine drømmer, men det var ingen som kunde tyde dem for ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 4:7
When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
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Exodus 7:22
But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
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Matthew 2:1
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
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Exodus 7:11
But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts.
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Isaiah 29:14
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
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Daniel 1:20
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
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Daniel 4:5
I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
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Exodus 8:7
But the magicians did the same thing by their magic arts, and they also brought frogs up onto the land of Egypt.
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