The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
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And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Genesis 41:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
- Genesis 37:5 Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it to his brothers, and they hated him all the more.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the…
Gen 41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream.
Ver. 7. Behold, it was a dream.] That is, It was but a dream, and no more; yet a divine dream: whereof, {See Trapp on "Gen 20:3"}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not a real thing, as Pharaoh in his sleep…
Not a real thing, as Pharaoh in his sleep imagined it to be. Heb. Behold the dream, i.e. the dream did not vanish, as dreams commonly do, but was fixed in his mind, and he could not shake it off; by which he saw that it was no common or natural, but a Divine and significant dream.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank…
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears,.... So it appeared to Pharaoh in his dream, which must be very amazing to behold, and unaccountable how it should be:
and Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream; not a real fact, but a dream; yet not a common dream, but had some important signification in it; it not vanishing from his mind, but abode upon it, which made him conclude there was something more than common in it, and made him very desirous to have the interpretation of it.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Rest. Hebrew adds, "and behold a dream" sent by…
Rest. Hebrew adds, "and behold a dream" sent by God, like Solomon’s, 3 Kings iii. 15. The king’s mind was quite full of what he had seen.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank…
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank (i.e. fat) and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream manifestly of the same import as that which had preceded. The dream was doubled because of its certainty and nearness (ver. 32).
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 The thin heads
The thin heads
The words "of grain" are understood. AT: "The thin heads of grain" (See: Ellipsis)
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swallowed up
"ate." Pharaoh is dreaming that unhealthy corn could eat healthy corn just like a person eats food.
wholesome and full heads
"healthy and good heads." See how you translated a similar phrase in Genesis 41:5.
woke up
"awakened"
behold
The word "behold" here shows that Pharaoh was surprised by what he had seen.
it was a dream
"he had been dreaming"
It came about
This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here. (See: Introduction of a New Event)
his spirit was troubled
Here the word "spirit" refers to his inner being or his emotions. AT: "he was troubled in his inner being" or "he was troubled" (See: Synecdoche)
He sent and called
It is understood that he sent servants. AT: "He sent his servants to call" or "He sent his servants to summon" (See: Ellipsis)
all the magicians and wise men of Egypt
Ancient kings and rulers used magicians and wise men as advisers.
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dream
spirit
send
call
magic
wise
Egypt
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