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But after themוְ אַחֲרֵיהֶןsevenשֶׁבַעyearsשְׁנֵיof famineרָעָבwill arise,קָמוּand allוְ כָּלthe abundanceהַשָּׂבָעin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרָיִםwill be forgotten,נִשְׁכַּחand the famineוְ הָרָעָבwill consumeכִלָּהthe land.אֶת הָאָרֶץ
Genesis 41:30
Study it in the app“But after them seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will consume the land.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:30, word by word
- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- yearsשְׁנֵיshene
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shene” appears- of famineרָעָבraav
famine, hunger
Hunger; famine, a shortage of food in a region.
Where else “raav” appears- will ariseקָמוּkamu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kamu” appears- the abundanceשָּׂבָעsava
plenty
Plenty: having more than enough to eat.
Where else “sava” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- will be forgottenנִשְׁכַּחnishkach
forget
Forget.
Where else “nishkach” appears- will consumeכִלָּהchila
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “chila” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
29Look, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt.
30 · This verse (above)
31The abundance will not be known in the land because of that famine afterward, for it will be very severe.
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?