Genesis 41 NKJV ISV Parallel

◄ Genesis 41 ►

NKJV Parallel ISV [BSB CSB ESV HCS KJV ISV NAS NET NIV NLT HEB]

New King James Version

International Standard Version

1Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river.

1Two years later—to the day—Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,

2Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.

2when all of a sudden seven healthy, plump cows emerged from the Nile to graze in the grass that grew in the reeds that lined the bank.

3Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

3Right after that, seven more cows came up out of the Nile. Ugly and gaunt, they stood next to the other cows on the bank of the Nile River.

4And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

4But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.

5He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good.

5After he had fallen back to sleep, he had a second dream, in which seven ears of plump, fruit-filled grain grew up on a single stalk.

6Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them.

6Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them

7And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream.

7and ate up the seven plump, fruit-filled ears. Then Pharaoh woke up a second time, and it had been a very vivid dream!

8Now 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 its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

8The very next morning, he was frustrated about the dream, so he sent word to summon all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them what he had dreamed, but no one could interpret them.

9Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day.

9Then Pharaoh's senior security advisor spoke up. "Maybe I should make a confession.

10When Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker,

10When Pharaoh was angry with some of his servants, he incarcerated me in custody of the captain of the bodyguard, along with Pharaoh's head chef.

11we each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

11We each had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

12Now there was a young Hebrew man with us there, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he interpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream.

12There was a Hebrew young man incarcerated with us, who was also working as a servant to the captain of the bodyguard. "We each related our dreams, and then he interpreted them for us. He provided specific meanings for each of our dreams.

13And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

13And what he interpreted for each of us came true! Pharaoh restored me to my responsibilities, but he executed the other man."

14Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

14Pharoah sent word to summon Joseph quickly from the dungeon, so they shaved his beard, changed his clothes, and then sent him straight to Pharaoh.

15And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.”

15"I've had a dream," Pharaoh told Joseph, "but nobody can interpret it. I've heard that you can interpret dreams."

16So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

16"I can't do that," Joseph replied, "but God is concerned about Pharaoh's well-being."

17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river.

17So Pharaoh told Joseph, "In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile River,

18Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.

18and all of a sudden seven healthy, plump, beautiful cows emerged from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds that line the bank.

19Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt.

19Just then, seven other cows emerged after them, poor, ugly, and appearing very gaunt in their flesh. I've never seen anything as ugly as those cows anywhere in the entire land of Egypt!

20And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows.

20But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!

21When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke.

21Not only that," Pharaoh continued, "after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

22Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good.

22Later, I also dreamed about seven plump, fruit-filled ears of grain that grew up out of a single stalk.

23Then behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them.

23All of a sudden, seven thin, withered ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.

24And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

24But the thin ears gobbled up the seven good ears. I told all this to my advisors, but nobody was able to explain it to me."

25Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one; God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do:

25"Pharaoh's dreams are identical," Joseph replied. "God has told Pharaoh what he is getting ready to do.

26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years; the dreams are one.

26The seven healthy cows represent seven years, as do the seven healthy ears. The dreams are identical.

27And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine.

27The seven gaunt cows that arose after the healthy cows are seven years, as are the seven gaunt ears scorched by the east wind. There will be seven years of famine.

28This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

28So the message that I have for Pharaoh is that God is telling Pharaoh what he is getting ready to do.

29Indeed seven years of great plenty will come throughout all the land of Egypt;

29Be advised that seven years of phenomenal abundance are coming throughout all the land of Egypt,

30but after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine will deplete the land.

30but after them seven years of famine are ahead, during which all of the abundance will be forgotten throughout the land of Egypt. The famine will ravage the land so severely that

31So the plenty will not be known in the land because of the famine following, for it will be very severe.

31there will be no surplus in the land due to the coming famine, because it will be very severe.

32And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

32"Now since Pharaoh had that dream twice, it means that this event has been scheduled by God, and God will bring it to pass very soon.

33“Now therefore, let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

33Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.

34Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.

34Also, let Pharaoh immediately proceed to appoint supervisors over the land of Egypt, who will collect one fifth of its agricultural production during the coming seven years of abundance.

35And let them gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

35Let them collect all the food during the coming fruitful years, store up the grain in cities governed by Pharaoh's authority, and place it under guard.

36Then that food shall be as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which shall be in the land of Egypt, that the land may not perish during the famine.”

36Let the food be kept in reserve to feed the land for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout Egypt, so the people don't die during the famine."

37So the advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.

37What Joseph proposed pleased Pharaoh and all of his advisors,

38And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

38so Pharaoh asked his servants, "Can we find anyone else like this—someone in whom the Spirit of God lives?

39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

39Since God has revealed all of this to you," Pharaoh told Joseph, "there is no one so wise and discerning as you.

40You shall be over my house, and all my people shall be ruled according to your word; only in regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

40So you are to be appointed in charge over my palace, and all of my people are to do whatever you command them to do. Only the throne will have greater authority than you."

41And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”

41"Look!" Pharaoh confirmed to Joseph, "I've put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt!"

42Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.

42Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand, placed it on Joseph's hand, had him clothed in fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

43And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt.

43Then he provided him with a chariot as his second-in-command, outfitted with a group of people who shouted out in front of him, "Bow your knees!" And that's how Pharaoh set Joseph over the entire land of Egypt.

44Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”

44Pharaoh also told Joseph, "I'm still Pharaoh, but without your permission nobody in all of the land of Egypt will so much as lift up their hands or take a step!"

45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

45Pharaoh also changed Joseph's name to Zaphenath-paneah and gave Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, to him as his wife. And that's how Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.

46Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

46Joseph was 30 years old when he began to serve Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by traveling throughout the land of Egypt, independent from Pharaoh's oversight.

47Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.

47While bumper crops grew during the seven abundant years,

48So he gathered up all the food of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities; he laid up in every city the food of the fields which surrounded them.

48Joseph collected the surplus food throughout the land of Egypt, storing food in cities; that is, he gathered the food from fields that surrounded every city and stored it there.

49Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

49Joseph stored up so much grain—like sand on the seashore in so much abundance!—that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.

50And to Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On, bore to him.

50Before the years of famine arrived, Joseph fathered two sons with Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.

51Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God has made me forget all my toil and all my father’s house.”

51Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, "God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father's house."

52And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

52He named his second son Ephraim because, he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my troubles."

53Then the seven years of plenty which were in the land of Egypt ended,

53As soon as the seven years of abundance throughout the land of Egypt ended,

54and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. The famine was in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

54the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.

55So when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread. Then Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do.”

55Eventually, the land of Egypt began to feel the effects of the famine, so the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. "Go see Joseph," Pharaoh announced to all the Egyptians, "and do whatever he tells you to do."

56The famine was over all the face of the earth, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. And the famine became severe in the land of Egypt.

56Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, because the famine was beginning to be severe throughout the land of Egypt.

57So all countries came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all lands.

57In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.

Bible Hub