I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
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I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh…
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is one,.... Though there were two distinct dreams expressed under different images and representations, yet the meaning, sense, and signification of them were the same; one interpretation would do for both:
God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do; that is, by the above dreams, when they should be interpreted to him; for as yet he understood them not, and therefore there could be nothing showed him, but when interpreted it would be clear and plain to him what events were quickly to be accomplished: God only knows things future, and those to whom he is pleased to reveal them, and which he did in different ways, by dreams, visions, articulate voices, &c.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears--that…
I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears--that is, of Egyptian wheat, which, when "full and good," is remarkable in size (a single seed sprouting into seven, ten, or fourteen stalks) and each stalk bearing an ear.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
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Pharaoh continues telling Joseph his dreams.
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I looked in my dream
This begins Pharaoh's next dream after he woke up and went back to sleep. AT: "Then I dreamed again" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
behold, seven heads
Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.
seven heads
The words "of grain" are understood. AT: "seven heads of grain" (See: Ellipsis)
came up upon one stalk
"grew up on one stem." The stalk is the thick or tall part of a plant. See how you translated a similar phrase in Genesis 41:5.
Behold, seven more heads
Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.
withered
dead and dried
the east wind
Wind from the east blew in from the desert. The heat of the east wind was often very destructive to crops.
sprang up
"grew up" or "developed"
The thin heads
The words "of grain" are understood. See how you translated this in Genesis 41:7. AT: "The thin heads of grain" (See: Ellipsis)
swallowed up
"ate." Pharaoh is dreaming that unhealthy corn could eat healthy corn just like a person eats food. See how you translated a similar phrase in Genesis 41:7.
there was none that could
"there was not a single one that could" or "none of them could"
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dream
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magic
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