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Josephיוֹסֵףsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹה“The dreamחֲלוֹםof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהisהוּאone.אֶחָדWhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםis about to doעֹשֶׂהhe has declaredהִגִּידto Pharaoh.לְפַרְעֹה
Genesis 41:25
Study it in the app“Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What Elohim is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:25, word by word
- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- “The dreamחֲלוֹםchalom
dream
Dream: what one sees while asleep. In the Bible, God sometimes speaks through dreams.
Where else “chalom” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- is about to doעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- he has declaredהִגִּידhigid
declare
To announce what God does or will do.
Where else “higid” appears
The context
24The thin ears swallowed the seven good ears. I told it to the magicians, but there is no one who can declare it to me.”
25 · This verse (above)
26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream is one.
To study Genesis 41 in a group
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?