Genesis 41 · Verse 32

Genesis 41:32

And 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.
Genesis 41:32, King James Version

Genesis 41:32 in other translations

BSBMoreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
WEBThe dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
ASVAnd for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh, it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
YLT‘And because of the repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh twice, surely the thing is established by God, and God is hastening to do it.
DARBYAnd as regards the double repetition of the dream to Pharaoh, it is that the thing is established by God, and God will hasten to do it.
BBEAnd this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.
WebsterAnd for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

What does Genesis 41:32 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…

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Genesis 41:32 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַ֨לve.'Aland onH5921
הִשָּׁנ֧וֹתhi.sha.Not[the] being repeated ofH8138
הַחֲל֛וֹםha.cha.Lomthe dreamH2472
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
פַּעֲמָ֑יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimtwo timesH6471
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָכ֤וֹןna.Khon[is] certainH3559
הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Varthe matterH1697
מֵעִ֣םme.'Imfrom withH5973
הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
וּמְמַהֵ֥רu.me.ma.Herand [is] hurryingH4116
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לַעֲשֹׂתֽוֹ\׃la.'a.so.Toto do itH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 41:32

  • Numbers 23:19

    God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  • Isaiah 46:10-11

    Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

  • Isaiah 14:24-27

    The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

  • 2 Corinthians 13:1

    This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

  • Matthew 24:35

    Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:9

    But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

  • Revelation 9:15

    And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

  • Genesis 37:7

    For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

  • Job 33:14-15

    For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

  • Isaiah 30:33

    For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

  • Matthew 25:41

    Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
doubled.
37:7,9; Job 33:14,15; 2Co 13:1
it is because.
Nu 23:19; Isa 14:24-27; 46:10,11; Mt 24:35
established by. or, prepared of.
Isa 30:33; Mt 25:34,41; Mr 10:40; 1Co 2:9; Re 9:15

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Context

  • Genesis 41:31

    And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

  • Genesis 41:32

    And 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.

  • Genesis 41:33

    Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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Genesis 41:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y el suceder el sueño á Faraón dos veces, significa que la cosa es firme de parte de Dios, y que Dios se apresura á hacerla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et que le songe ait été répété deux fois au Pharaon, c’est que la chose est arrêtée de la part de Dieu, et que Dieu se hâte de la faire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und was die zweimalige Wiederholung des Traumes an den Pharao anlangt, es ist, weil die Sache von seiten Gottes fest beschlossen ist, und daß Gott eilt, sie zu tun.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod autem vidisti secundo ad eamdem rem pertinens somnium: firmitatis indicium est, eo quod fiat sermo Dei, et velocius impleatur.