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Genesis 41:24

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24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.”
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Genesis 41:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 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.
ESV
24 and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. And I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."
NLT
24 And the shriveled heads swallowed the seven healthy heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but no one could tell me what they mean.”
MSG
24 And the thin ears swallowed up the full ears. I've told all this to the magicians but they can't figure it out."
CSB
24 The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full ones. I told this to the magicians, but no one can tell me what it means."

Genesis 41:24 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:24

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears
(See Gill on Genesis 41:7); and I told [this] unto the magicians;
just in the same manner as he had to Joseph: but [there was] none that could declare [it] unto me;
the meaning of it; what all this should signify or portend.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 41:24 In-Context

22 “In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.
23 After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind.
24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.”
25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream.

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