Genesis 41:29
Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
In Context
28It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Cross References
Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.
Genesis 41:49So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.
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 →