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/></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And during the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And during the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the seven abundant years the earth produced handfuls [for each seed planted].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance the land produced outstanding harvests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance the land produced outstanding harvests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />For seven years there were big harvests of grain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />During the seven good years the land produced large harvests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundant crops, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />While bumper crops grew during the seven abundant years, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance the land produced large harvests. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfulls.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the land makes in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the land maketh in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the earth will make in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corm being bound up into sheaves was gathered together into the barns of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the fertility of the seven years arrived. And when the grain fields were reduced to sheaves, these were gathered into the storehouses of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />During the seven years of plenty, when the land produced abundant crops,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />During the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the seven plenteous years the land brought forth abundantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the land stocked up in granaries in the seven years of plenty.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in the seven years of plenty the earth brought forth in heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, <i>whole</i> handfuls <i>of corn</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/41-47.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=10670" 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">The Seven Years of Plenty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46</span>Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt. <span class="reftext">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: bə·še·ḇa‘ (Prep-b:: Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">During the seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nê (N-fpc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/7647.htm" title="7647: haś·śā·ḇā‘ (Art:: N-ms) -- Plenty, satiety. From saba'; copiousness.">of abundance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wat·ta·‘aś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">brought forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7062.htm" title="7062: liq·mā·ṣîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Closed hand, fist. From qamats; a grasp, i.e. Handful.">bountifully.</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.…<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="/genesis/45-6.htm">Genesis 45:6-7</a></span><br />For the famine has covered the land these two years, and there will be five more years without plowing or harvesting. / God sent me before you to preserve you as a remnant on the earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-13.htm">Genesis 47:13-26</a></span><br />There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine. / Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought it into Pharaoh’s palace. / When the money from the lands of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all the Egyptians came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? For our funds have run out!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47-48</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, / you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-22.htm">1 Kings 4:22-28</a></span><br />Solomon’s provisions for a single day were thirty cors of fine flour, sixty cors of meal, / ten fat oxen, twenty range oxen, and a hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened poultry. / For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-1.htm">2 Kings 7:1-2</a></span><br />Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” / But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<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="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a></span><br />Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. / Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, / it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Isaiah 23:3</a></span><br />On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Isaiah 30:23</a></span><br />Then He will send rain for the seed that you have sown in the ground, and the food that comes from your land will be rich and plentiful. On that day your cattle will graze in open pastures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-20.htm">Jeremiah 8:20</a></span><br />“The harvest has passed, the summer has ended, but we have not been saved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Ezekiel 27:17</a></span><br />Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and balm for your merchandise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a></span><br />The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-9</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.</p><p class="hdg">From A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-12.htm">Genesis 26:12</a></b></br> Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-16.htm">Psalm 72:16</a></b></br> There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and <i>they</i> of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/genesis/30-30.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/30-2.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/genesis/41-39.htm">Good</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-19.htm">Handfuls</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/genesis/29-22.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Plenteous</a> <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Plentifully</a> <a href="/genesis/41-34.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/genesis/40-10.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/genesis/41-36.htm">Seven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/genesis/41-56.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/genesis/42-15.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/41-52.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">Good</a> <a href="/exodus/9-8.htm">Handfuls</a> <a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/8-14.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Plenteous</a> <a href="/job/26-3.htm">Plentifully</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Produced</a> <a href="/genesis/41-48.htm">Seven</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>During the seven years of abundance</b><br>This period of abundance was foretold by Joseph after interpreting Pharaoh's dreams (<a href="/genesis/41-25.htm">Genesis 41:25-30</a>). The seven years of plenty were a divine provision, highlighting God's sovereignty and foreknowledge. This abundance can be seen as a time of preparation, emphasizing the biblical principle of stewardship and foresight (<a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-8</a>). The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, indicating the fullness of God's provision.<p><b>the land brought forth bountifully</b><br>The land of Egypt, known for its fertile Nile Delta, was particularly productive during these years. This bountiful harvest was a direct fulfillment of God's revelation to Joseph and served as a means to preserve many lives during the subsequent famine (<a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>). The abundance can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides spiritual sustenance and life in abundance (<a href="/john/10-10.htm">John 10:10</a>). The prosperity of the land also underscores the importance of agricultural cycles in ancient economies and the dependence on divine blessing for successful harvests.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man who was sold into slavery by his brothers, rose to prominence in Egypt, and was appointed by Pharaoh to oversee the land during the years of abundance and famine.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who had dreams that Joseph interpreted, leading to Joseph's rise to power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where Joseph served and where the events of abundance and subsequent famine took place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/seven_years_of_abundance.htm">Seven Years of Abundance</a></b><br>A period of prosperity in Egypt, as foretold by Joseph, where the land produced plentifully.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Refers to the agricultural regions of Egypt that yielded a great harvest during the seven years of abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>Recognize that God is in control of both times of abundance and times of need. He provides wisdom and resources to prepare for future challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_stewardship.htm">Wisdom in Stewardship</a></b><br>Like Joseph, we are called to be wise stewards of the resources God entrusts to us, using times of plenty to prepare for times of scarcity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Joseph's faithfulness in his duties, even in a foreign land, serves as a model for us to be diligent and trustworthy in our responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_foresight.htm">Preparation and Foresight</a></b><br>The account encourages us to plan and prepare for the future, trusting in God's guidance and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Understanding that God's timing is perfect, and He can use both prosperity and adversity for His purposes and our growth.<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/what_does_being_one_with_christ_mean.htm">What does Zaphenath-Paneah mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_joseph's_divination_cup's_role.htm">What is the significance of Joseph's divination cup?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_2_2_-_how_was_moses_hidden.htm">Exodus 2:2 - How could a newborn be successfully hidden for three months without detection by Pharaoh's forces?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 47, 48.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> abundantly). <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> (Joseph, through his subordinates) <span class="cmt_word">gathered up all the food</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> all the portions levied) <span class="cmt_word">of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities</span>: - men bringing corn into granaries appear upon the monuments at Beni-hassan (Wilkinson, 'Ancient Egyptians,' vol. 1. p. 371, ed. 1878) - <span class="cmt_word">the food of the field, which was round about every city</span> (literally, <span class="accented">the food of the field of the city, which was in its environs</span>)<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>laid he up in the same</span> (literally, <span class="accented">in the midst of it</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/41-47.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">During the seven</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֶׁ֖בַע</span> <span class="translit">(bə·še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of abundance,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂבָ֑ע</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḇā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7647.htm">Strong's 7647: </a> </span><span class="str2">Plenty, satiety</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought forth</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֣עַשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘aś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bountifully.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְמָצִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(liq·mā·ṣîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7062.htm">Strong's 7062: </a> </span><span class="str2">Closed hand, fist</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/41-47.htm">Genesis 41:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">OT Law: Genesis 41:47 In the seven plenteous years the earth (Gen. 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