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The Dreams of Pharaoh

Genesis 41:5

In 11 translations

BSB
but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
KJV
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.rank: Heb. fat
WEB
He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
ASV
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
LSV
And he sleeps, and dreams a second time, and behold, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
YLT
And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
DBY
And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk, fat and good.
DRC
He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:
GNV
Againe he slept, and dreamed the second time: and beholde, seuen eares of corne grewe vpon one stalke, ranke and goodly.
JPS
And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
LXXE
And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּישָׁ֕ן וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖ם שֵׁנִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ שֶׁ֣בַע שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים עֹל֛וֹת בְּקָנֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד בְּרִיא֥וֹת וְטֹבֽוֹת׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη τὸ δεύτερον· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ στάχυες ἀνέβαινον ἐν τῷ πυθμένι ἑνὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ καλοί.

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◆ Joseph imprisoned

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  • Deuteronomy 32:14with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

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