Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “
King James Version
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Holman Bible
“I am not able to,”
International Standard Version
"I can't do that," Joseph replied, "but God is concerned about Pharaoh's well-being."
A Conservative Version
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
American Standard Version
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Amplified
Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It is not in me [to interpret the dream]; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a
Bible in Basic English
Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.
Darby Translation
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joseph will answer Pharaoh, saying, Not in me: God. will answer Pharaoh with peace.
King James 2000
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, "{It is not in my power}; God will answer [concerning] the well-being of Pharaoh."
Modern King James verseion
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Not I. God shall answer the welfare of Pharaoh.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace without me."
NET Bible
Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh."
New Heart English Bible
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "Apart from God an answer of peace shall not be given to Pharoah."
The Emphasized Bible
And Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, Not to me, doth it pertain! May, God grant in answer, the prosperity of Pharaoh!
Webster
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."
Youngs Literal Translation
and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me -- God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'
Themes
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Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams
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Joseph » Summary of his life » Dependence upon God
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Joseph » Son of jacob » Is an interpreter of dreams » Of pharaoh
Promotion » Instances of » Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
Servant » Instances of good » Joseph
Seven » Years » A famine lasted in egypt for
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 41:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
15
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one that can interpret it; but I have heard say of thee that thou canst hear dreams to interpret them.
16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “
Cross References
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 the dreams, I pray you.
Daniel 2:47
The king answered unto Daniel and said, Certainly the God that is your God is God of gods and the Lord of the kings and the revealer of the mysteries, seeing thou could reveal this mystery.
Acts 3:12
And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own virtue or godliness we had made this man walk?
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,
Genesis 37:14
And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it is well with thy brethren and well with the sheep and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Numbers 12:6
And he said, Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision and will speak unto him in dreams.
2 Kings 6:27
And he said, If the LORD does not save thee, from where shall I save thee? Out of the threshingfloor, or out of the winepress?
Daniel 2:18-23
to petition mercies of the God of heaven concerning this mystery and that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:28-30
But there is a God in the heavens who reveals the mysteries, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall happen at the end of days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, is this:
Daniel 4:2
The signs and wonders that the high God has wrought with me are such that I must publish them.
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.
Acts 3:7
And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Acts 14:14-15
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of it, they rent their clothes and ran in among the people, crying out
1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace towards me was not in vain, for I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.