Genesis 41:28
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:28 in other translations
| BSB | It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. |
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| WEB | That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. |
| ASV | That is the thing which I spake unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do he hath showed unto Pharaoh. |
| YLT | this is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: That which God is doing, he hath shewn Pharaoh. |
| DARBY | This is the word which I have spoken to Pharaoh: what God is about to do he has let Pharaoh see. |
| BBE | As I said to Pharaoh before, God has made clear to him what he is about to do. |
| Webster | This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh: What God is about to do he showeth to Pharaoh. |
What does Genesis 41:28 mean?
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 41:28 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:28
- 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 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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Context
- Genesis 41:27
And 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.
- Genesis 41:28
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
- Genesis 41:29
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
Genesis 41:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Esto es lo que respondo á Faraón. Lo que Dios va á hacer, halo mostrado á Faraón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | C’est la parole que je dis au Pharaon; ce que Dieu va faire, il le montre au Pharaon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Das ist das Wort, das ich zu dem Pharao geredet habe: Was Gott tun will, hat er den Pharao sehen lassen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui hoc ordine complebuntur: |