Genesis · Chapter 41

Genesis 41:4

¹And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.²And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.³And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.⁴And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.⁵And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.⁶And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.⁷And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.⁸And 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.⁹Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:¹⁰Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker:¹¹And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.¹²And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.¹³And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.¹⁴Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.¹⁵And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.¹⁶And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.¹⁷And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:¹⁸And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:¹⁹And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:²⁰And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:²¹And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.²²And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:²³And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:²⁴And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.²⁵And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.²⁶The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.²⁷And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.²⁸This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.²⁹Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:³⁰And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;³¹And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.³²And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.³³Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.³⁴Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.³⁵And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.³⁶And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.³⁷And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.³⁸And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?³⁹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:⁴⁰Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.⁴¹And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.⁴²And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;⁴³And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.⁴⁴And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.⁴⁵And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.⁴⁶And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.⁴⁷And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.⁴⁸And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.⁴⁹And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.⁵⁰And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.⁵¹And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.⁵²And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.⁵³And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.⁵⁴And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.⁵⁵And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.⁵⁶And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.⁵⁷And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

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4	And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.	And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,	And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
and they ate	וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה	va-to-KHAL-nah	H0398	to eat אָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
the cows	הַפָּר֗וֹת	ha-pa-ROT	H6510	heifer פָּרָה (pa.rah) cow, heifer
the displeasing of	רָע֤וֹת	ra-'ot	H7451H	No entry
the appearance	הַמַּרְאֶה֙	ha-mar-'EH	H4758	appearance מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
and [the] thin of	וְדַקֹּ֣ת	ve-da-KOT	H1851	thin דַּק (daq) 1) thin, small, fine, gaunt 1a) thin 1b) small, fine
the flesh	הַבָּשָׂ֔ר	ha-ba-SAR	H1320	flesh בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321)
seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	SHE-va'	H7651	seven שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655)
the cows	הַפָּר֔וֹת	ha-pa-ROT	H6510	heifer פָּרָה (pa.rah) cow, heifer
the good looking of	יְפֹ֥ת	ye-FOT	H3303	beautiful יָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome
the appearance	הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה	ha-mar-'EH	H4758	appearance מַרְאֶה (mar.eh) 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)
and the fat	וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת	ve-ha-be-ri-'OT	H1277	fat בִּרְיָה (ber.yah) 1) fat 2) (TWOT) fat, fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank
and he awoke	וַיִּיקַ֖ץ	vai-yi-KATZ	H3364	to awake יָקַץ (ya.qats) (Qal) to awake, awaken, become active
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹֽה׃	par-'OH	H6547H	Pharaoh פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) A man of the Egyptians living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.37.36 Also named: Pharaō (Φαραώ "Pharaoh" G5328) § Pharaoh = "great house" the common title of the king of Egypt

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Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.