Genesis 41:8

And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

In Context

7Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,

9And when morning was come, being struck with fear, he sent to all the interpreters of Egypt, and to all the wise men: and they being called for, he told them his dream, and there was not any one that could interpret it.

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Cross References

Genesis 40:8They answered: We have dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to interpret it to us. And Joseph said to them: Both not interpretation belong to God? Tell me what you have dreamed. g The chief butler first told his dream: I saw before me a vine,

Exodus 7:11And Pharao called the wise men and the magicians: and they also by Egyptian enchantments and certain secrets did in like manner.

Exodus 8:7And the magicians also by their enchantments did in like manner, and the brought forth frogs upon all the land of Egypt

Exodus 9:11Neither could the magicians stand before Moses for the boils that were upon them, and in all the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 20:6The soul that shall go aside after magicians, and soothsayers, and shall commit fornication with them, I will set my face against that soul, and destroy it out of the midst of its people.

1 Samuel 6:2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place? And they said:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:2-9

Pharaoh's Portentous Dream. ( b. c. 1715.) 1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So… Read the whole commentary →

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