Genesis 41:29
Seven years of great plenty throughout the land of Egypt are coming,
Open English Bible (UK)
In The King James Version
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
In Context
28That is why I said to Pharaoh, “God has shown to Pharaoh what he is about to do.”
Cross References
Genesis 41:26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years. It is one dream.
Genesis 41:49Joseph stored up grain as the sand of the sea, in great quantities, until he ceased to keep account, because it could not be measured.
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 →