Genesis 41:24
And 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.
Genesis 41:24 in other translations
| BSB | And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.” |
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| WEB | The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.” |
| ASV | and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. |
| YLT | and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me.' |
| DARBY | and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told it to the scribes; but there was none to make it known to me. |
| BBE | And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it. |
| Webster | And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this to the magicians; but there was none that could explain it to me. |
What does Genesis 41:24 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 41:9-32
God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river…
Genesis 41:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:24
- Daniel 4:7
Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.
- Genesis 41:8
And 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.
- Exodus 8:19
Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
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Context
- Genesis 41:23
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
- Genesis 41:24
And 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.
- Genesis 41:25
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Genesis 41:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y las espigas menudas devoraban á las siete espigas hermosas: y helo dicho á los magos, mas no hay quien me lo declare. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les épis pauvres dévorèrent les sept bons épis. Et je l’ai dit aux devins; et il n’y a eu personne qui me l’explique. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und die mageren Ähren verschlangen die sieben schönen Ähren. Und ich habe es den Schriftgelehrten gesagt; aber da war keiner, der es mir kundtat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | quæ priorum pulchritudinem devoraverunt. Narravi conjectoribus somnium, et nemo est qui edisserat. |