That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. This way, two people become one.
Genesis 41:26 - Easy To Read Version Both dreams really mean the same thing. The seven good cows and the seven good heads of grain are seven {good} years. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears [of grain] are seven years; the [two] dreams are one [in their meaning]. American Standard Version (1901) The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. Common English Bible The seven healthy cows are seven years, and the seven healthy ears of grain are seven years. It’s actually one dream. Catholic Public Domain Version The seven beautiful cows, and the seven full ears of grain, are seven years of abundance. And so the force of the dreams is understood to be the same. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The seven beautiful kine, and the seven full ears, are seven years of plenty: and both contain the same meaning of the dream. |
That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife. This way, two people become one.
Then Joseph said, “I will explain the dream to you. The three branches mean three days.
Joseph answered, “I will tell you what the dream means. The three baskets mean three days.
In the dream, seven cows come out of the river and stood there eating grass. They were healthy, good-looking cows.
Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “These two dreams are about the same thing. God is telling you what will happen soon.
And the seven thin, sick-looking cows and the seven thin heads of grain mean that there will be seven years of hunger in this area. These seven bad years will come after the seven good years.
Pharaoh went back to sleep and began dreaming again. This time, he dreamed that he saw seven heads of grain growing on one plant. They were healthy and full of grain.
For seven years, people had all the food they needed. But then those years ended.
“When you eat the meal, you must be fully dressed like you are going on a journey. You must have your shoes on your feet and your walking stick in your hand. You must eat in a hurry. Why? Because this is the Lord’s Passover [64] —{the time when the Lord protected his people and led them quickly out of Egypt}.
Then make 50 gold rings to join the curtains together. This will join the Holy Tent together into one piece.
“King Nebuchadnezzar, you saw a rock cut from a mountain—but no person cut that rock! The rock broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold to pieces. In this way, God showed you what will happen in the future. The dream is true and you can trust this interpretation.”
And they all drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from that spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ.