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The Dreams of Pharaoh

Genesis 41:7

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears—and Pharaoh awakens, and behold, a dream.
YLT
and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears — and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.
DBY
And the thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke; and behold, it was a dream.
DRC
And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:
GNV
And the thinne eares deuoured the seuen ranke and full eares. then Pharaoh awaked, and loe, it was a dreame.
JPS
And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
LXXE
And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתִּבְלַ֨עְנָה֙ הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקּ֔וֹת אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים הַבְּרִיא֖וֹת וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹת וַיִּיקַ֥ץ פַּרְעֹ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֲלֽוֹם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κατέπιον οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι τοὺς ἑπτὰ στάχυας τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς καὶ τοὺς πλήρεις· ἠγέρθη δὲ Φαραὼ, καὶ ἦν ἐνύπνιον.

Who and where

👤 Pharaoh (of Joseph)◆ Joseph imprisoned

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 20:3One 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.”
  • Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

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