Genesis 41:24

And they devoured the beauty of the first. I explained this dream to the interpreters, and there is no one who can unfold it.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

23Likewise, another seven, thin and struck with blight, rose up from the stalk.

25Joseph responded: “The dream of the king is one. What God will do, he has revealed to Pharaoh.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:19And the sorcerers said to Pharaoh: “This is the finger of God.” And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had instructed.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:18-33

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream. ( b. c. 1715.) 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten… Read the whole commentary →

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