Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
All of a sudden, seven thin, withered ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
New American Standard Bible
and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them;
King James Version
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
Holman Bible
After them, seven heads of grain—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind—sprouted up.
A Conservative Version
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them,
American Standard Version
and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
Amplified
and lo, seven [other] ears, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them;
Bible in Basic English
And then I saw seven other heads, dry, thin, and wasted by the east wind, coming up after them:
Darby Translation
And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, parched with the east wind, sprung up after them;
Julia Smith Translation
And behold, seven ears dry, thin, blasted by the east, springing up after them.
King James 2000
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and dried by the east wind, sprung up after them:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And behold, seven withered ears of grain, thin [and] scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.
Modern King James verseion
And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted by the east wind, sprang up after them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and seven other ears, withered, thin and blasted with wind, spring up after them.
NET Bible
Then seven heads of grain, withered and thin and burned with the east wind, were sprouting up after them.
New Heart English Bible
and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
The Emphasized Bible
And lo! seven ears, withered lean shrivelled by an east wind growing up after them.
Webster
And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
World English Bible
and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Dream » Instances of » Pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » Pharaoh
Joseph » Summary of his life » Unspoiled by sudden prosperity
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 41:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
22 Later, I also dreamed about seven plump, fruit-filled ears of grain that grew up out of a single stalk. 23 All of a sudden, seven thin, withered ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them. 24 But 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."
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Cross References
Genesis 41:6
Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them
2 Kings 19:26
while their inhabitants, lacking strength, stand dismayed and confused. They were like vegetation out in the fields, and like green herbs just as grass that grows on a housetop dries out before it can grow.
Psalm 129:6-7
May they become like a tuft of grass on a roof top, that withers before it takes root
Hosea 8:7
"Because they sow the wind, they will reap the wind storm. The plant has no stalk and its bud yields no grain. Even if there's a harvest, foreigners will gobble it up.
Hosea 9:16
Ephraim is blighted; its roots shriveled. It can bear no fruit. Even if they bear children, I will kill their cherished offspring.
Hosea 13:15
Even though he is fruitful compared to his relatives, an east wind will come, the LORD's wind storm from the wilderness, and his spring will evaporate. His fountain will dry up, and the LORD's wind storm will plunder all the expensive vessels of the treasury.