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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/41.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and beautiful, growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I also saw in my dream seven ears growing on one stalk, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears of grain, full and good, came up on a single stalk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears, full and good, came up on a single stalk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears, full and good, came up on a single stalk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears, full and good, came up on a single stalk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I saw in my [second] dream, seven ears [of grain], plump and good, growing on a single stalk;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my dream I had also seen seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, coming up on one stalk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I also dreamed that I saw seven heads of grain growing on one stalk. The heads were full and ripe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"In my second dream I saw seven good, full heads of grain growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I also dreamed that I saw seven heads of grain which were full and ripe, growing on one stalk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, I also dreamed about seven plump, fruit-filled ears of grain that grew up out of a single stalk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I also saw in my dream seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And I fell asleep, and I saw in my dream, and look, seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I see in my dream, and behold, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I shall see in my dream, and behold, seven ears coming up in one stalk, full and good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, full and very fair. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In another dream I saw seven ears of grain, full and healthy, growing on a single stalk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I fell asleep a second time and I saw in my dream seven ears of grain, full and good, growing on one stalk,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And again, I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears of grain growing on one stalk, full and good;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And again I saw in my dream and behold seven ears arising on a reed, each full and good:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/41-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10453" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2472.htm" title="2472: ba·ḥă·lō·mî (Prep-b, Art:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A dream. Or chalom; from chalam; a dream.">In my dream</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wā·’ê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I also saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: šib·bo·lîm (N-fp) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">heads of grain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mə·lê·’ōṯ (Adj-fp) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">plump</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: wə·ṭō·ḇō·wṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">and ripe,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ō·lōṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">growing on</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">a single</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: bə·qā·neh (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">stalk.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Daniel 2:31-45</a></span><br />As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. / The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, / its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-18</a></span><br />In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. / The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-10</a></span><br />Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-16.htm">Psalm 105:16-22</a></span><br />He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food. / He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-14.htm">Job 33:14-18</a></span><br />For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices. / In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5-15</a></span><br />One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” / Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. / And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a></span><br />On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20-21</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. / She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a></span><br />During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-13.htm">Judges 7:13-15</a></span><br />And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.” / His friend replied: “This is nothing less than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has delivered Midian and the whole camp into his hand.” / When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-6.htm">1 Samuel 28:6</a></span><br />He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-17.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/41-12.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/genesis/41-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Growing</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/genesis/41-20.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Single</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Stalk</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-24.htm">Dream</a> <a href="/genesis/41-25.htm">Dreams</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/genesis/42-25.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/41-24.htm">Good</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/exodus/9-25.htm">Growing</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/genesis/41-23.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/exodus/10-19.htm">Single</a> <a href="/job/5-26.htm">Stalk</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Pharaoh has two dreams.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-9.htm">Joseph interprets them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-33.htm">He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">The seven years of plenty.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-50.htm">He begets children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">The famine begins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In my dream</b><br>Dreams in the Bible often serve as a means of divine communication. Joseph, the interpreter of this dream, had previously experienced God-given dreams about his own future (Genesis 37). Dreams were considered significant in ancient cultures, including Egypt, where this narrative takes place.<p><b>I also saw</b><br>This indicates a continuation or addition to the previous dream, emphasizing the importance of the imagery. Pharaoh's dreams were meant to convey a message that required divine interpretation, which Joseph was able to provide.<p><b>seven heads of grain</b><br>The number seven is symbolic in the Bible, often representing completeness or perfection. In this context, it foreshadows the seven years of abundance that Egypt would experience. Grain was a staple food in Egypt, crucial for survival and prosperity.<p><b>plump and ripe</b><br>These adjectives suggest abundance and prosperity. The imagery of healthy grain signifies a period of plenty, which is later contrasted with the subsequent dream of thin and scorched heads of grain, symbolizing famine.<p><b>growing on a single stalk</b><br>This detail highlights the unity and strength of the forthcoming period of abundance. In agricultural terms, a single stalk bearing multiple heads of grain would be seen as a sign of exceptional fertility and blessing. This imagery underscores the divine provision and the importance of wise stewardship during times of plenty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who has troubling dreams that need interpretation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man, known for his ability to interpret dreams, who is called upon to explain Pharaoh's dreams.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The setting of the account, a powerful ancient civilization where Joseph is currently residing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dreams.htm">Dreams</a></b><br>A significant means through which God communicates His plans and purposes in this account.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_heads_of_grain.htm">Seven Heads of Grain</a></b><br>Symbolic elements in Pharaoh's dream representing years of abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_dreams.htm">God's Sovereignty in Dreams</a></b><br>God uses dreams to reveal His plans. We should be attentive to how God might communicate with us, though we must discern and seek wisdom in interpretation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_wisdom.htm">Preparation and Wisdom</a></b><br>The seven heads of grain symbolize a time of preparation. We should use times of abundance to prepare for future challenges, trusting in God's provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as God provided for Egypt through Joseph, He remains faithful to provide for us. We should trust in His timing and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/using_gifts_for_god's_glory.htm">Using Gifts for God's Glory</a></b><br>Joseph's ability to interpret dreams was a gift from God. We should use our God-given talents to serve others and glorify Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_plan_in_adversity.htm">God's Plan in Adversity</a></b><br>Joseph's journey from prison to palace shows that God can use difficult circumstances for His purposes. We should remain faithful and trust in His plan during our trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/forgive_debtors.htm">Does Genesis depict Joseph's actions as socialist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_7_thin_cows_eat_7_healthy_cows.htm">Genesis 41:1-7: How is it scientifically or naturally possible for seven emaciated cows to devour seven healthy cows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_one_plan_feed_nations_for_7_years.htm">Genesis 41:46-49: Could one man's administrative plan truly stockpile enough grain to feed an entire nation (and surrounding regions) for seven years?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_prep_for_doomsday.htm">Should Christians prepare for doomsday scenarios?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/41-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In my dream</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲלֹמִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·lō·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2472.htm">Strong's 2472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dream</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I also saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֵ֖רֶא</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ê·re)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heads of grain,</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁבֳּלִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(šib·bo·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7641.htm">Strong's 7641: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, an ear of grain, a branch</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plump</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלֵאֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lê·’ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> </span><span class="str2">Full, filling, fulness, fully</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ripe,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטֹבֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭō·ḇō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">growing on</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלֹ֛ת</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a single</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stalk.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקָנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qā·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/41-22.htm">Genesis 41:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/41-22.htm">OT Law: Genesis 41:22 I saw in my dream and behold (Gen. 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