And then seven more heads of grain grew after them. But they were thin and scorched by the hot wind.
Genesis 41:24 - Easy To Read Version Then the thin heads of grain ate the seven good heads of grain. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. Now I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could tell me what it meant. American Standard Version (1901) and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears: and I told it unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. Common English Bible and the thin ears swallowed up the healthy ears. I told the religious experts, but they couldn’t explain it to me.” Catholic Public Domain Version And they devoured the beauty of the first. I explained this dream to the interpreters, and there is no one who can unfold it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they devoured the beauty of the former. I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it. |
And then seven more heads of grain grew after them. But they were thin and scorched by the hot wind.
The next morning Pharaoh was worried about these dreams. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told these men the dreams, but none of them could interpret the dreams.
So the magicians told Pharaoh that the power of God did this. But Pharaoh refused to listen to them. This happened just like the Lord had said.
Some people say, “Ask the fortune tellers and wizards what to do.” (These fortune tellers and wizards whisper and make sounds like birds \{to make people think that they know secret things\}.) \{But I tell you that\} people should ask their God \{for help\}! Those fortune tellers and wizards ask dead people what to do. Why should living people ask something from the dead?
When the men of magic, and the Chaldeans {\cf2\super [40]} came, I told them about the dream. But those men could not tell me what it meant.