Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.” New Living Translation “It is beyond my power to do this,” Joseph replied. “But God can tell you what it means and set you at ease.” English Standard Version Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” Berean Standard Bible “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.” King James Bible And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. New King James Version So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” New American Standard Bible Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It has nothing to do with me; God will give Pharaoh an answer for his own good.” NASB 1995 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” NASB 1977 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” Legacy Standard Bible Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will answer concerning the welfare of Pharaoh.” Amplified Bible Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a favorable answer [through me].” Christian Standard Bible “I am not able to,” Joseph answered Pharaoh. “It is God who will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I am not able to,” Joseph answered Pharaoh. “It is God who will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” American Standard Version And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Yoseph answered and said to Pharaoh, “Do you think that without God we will answer peace to Pharaoh?” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao. Contemporary English Version "Your Majesty," Joseph answered, "I can't do it myself, but God can give a good meaning to your dreams." Douay-Rheims Bible Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer. English Revised Version And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. GOD'S WORD® Translation Joseph answered Pharaoh, "I can't, but God can give Pharaoh the answer that he needs." Good News Translation Joseph answered, "I cannot, Your Majesty, but God will give a favorable interpretation." International Standard Version "I can't do that," Joseph replied, "but God is concerned about Pharaoh's well-being." JPS Tanakh 1917 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.' Literal Standard Version and Joseph answers Pharaoh, saying, “Without me—God answers Pharaoh with peace.” Majority Standard Bible “I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.” New American Bible “It is not I,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God who will respond for the well-being of Pharaoh.” NET Bible Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh." New Revised Standard Version Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not I; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer.” New Heart English Bible And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "Apart from God, the welfare of Pharaoh will receive no answer." Webster's Bible Translation And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. World English Bible Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Young's Literal Translation and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me -- God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams…15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” 16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.” 17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,… Cross References Acts 3:12 And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. Genesis 40:8 "We both had dreams," they replied, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams." Genesis 41:17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, Genesis 41:25 At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do. Genesis 41:28 It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do. Deuteronomy 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law. Treasury of Scripture And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. It is not. Genesis 40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. 2 Kings 6:27 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? peace. Genesis 37:14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Luke 19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. Jump to Previous Desires Favorable Joseph Peace PharaohJump to Next Desires Favorable Joseph Peace PharaohGenesis 41 1. Pharaoh has two dreams.9. Joseph interprets them. 33. He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married. 46. The seven years of plenty. 50. He begets children. 53. The famine begins. Verse 16. - And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me (literally, not I): God - Elohim (cf. Genesis 40:8) - shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace - literally, shall answer the peace of Pharaoh, i.e. what shall be for the welfare of Pharaoh. The rendering Ανευ τοῦ θεοῦ οὐκ ἀποκριθησεται τὸ σωτήριον Φαραιό (LXX.), though giving the sense, fails in accuracy of translation. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “I myself cannot do it,”בִּלְעָדָ֑י (bil·‘ā·ḏāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 1107: Apart from, except, without Joseph יוֹסֵ֧ף (yō·w·sêp̄) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3130: Joseph -- 'he increases', a son of Jacob, also the name of several Israelites replied, וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “but God אֱלֹהִ֕ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative will give Pharaoh פַּרְעֹֽה׃ (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings a favorable שְׁל֥וֹם (šə·lō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace answer.” יַעֲנֶ֖ה (ya·‘ă·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Links Genesis 41:16 NIVGenesis 41:16 NLT Genesis 41:16 ESV Genesis 41:16 NASB Genesis 41:16 KJV Genesis 41:16 BibleApps.com Genesis 41:16 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:16 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:16 French Bible Genesis 41:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 41:16 Joseph answered Pharaoh saying It isn't (Gen. 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