Genesis 41:23
in Genesis 41After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
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ASV
and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
KJV
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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This verse in Genesis 41
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
I also saw seven heads of grain
on Genesis 41:22-24
The second dream comes back with one word added, that the thin heads were withered as well as scorched. Pharaoh ends where the chapter began, with no one to explain it to him. The man who can read it has been standing in the room since Pharaoh sent for him.
This site's exposition
withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind
Withered translates tsenumot, a word found nowhere else in the Hebrew Bible, usually taken to mean hard and shrunken grain. Verse 6 describes the seven thin heads without it. Pharaoh adds his own word to the dream as he tells it.
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And, behold, seven ears withered,....
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּה֙ | vehineh | and there! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| שֶׁ֣בַע | sheva' | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים | shibolim | ears of grain | H7641 → | 19 times |
| צְנֻמ֥וֹת | tzenumot | withered | H6798 → | |
| דַּקּ֖וֹת | dakot | thin | H1851 → | 14 times |
| שְׁדֻפ֣וֹת | shedufot | scorched of | H7710 → | 3 times |
| קָדִ֑ים | kadim | an east wind | H6921 → | 69 times |
| צֹמְח֖וֹת | tzomechot | [were] springing up | H6779 → | 33 times |
| אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ | ʾachareihem | after them | H310 → | 715 times |
וְהִנֵּה֙and there!
vehinehH2009 →843 times
שֶׁ֣בַעseven
sheva'H7651 →394 times
שִׁבֳּלִ֔יםears of grain
shibolimH7641 →19 times
צְנֻמ֥וֹתwithered
tzenumotH6798 →
דַּקּ֖וֹתthin
dakotH1851 →14 times
שְׁדֻפ֣וֹתscorched of
shedufotH7710 →3 times
קָדִ֑יםan east wind
kadimH6921 →69 times
צֹמְח֖וֹת[were] springing up
tzomechotH6779 →33 times
אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃after them
ʾachareihemH310 →715 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hosea 8:7For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain; what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if it should produce, the foreigners would swallow it up.
it leads to
- Proverbs 22:8
He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Job 4:8
As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.
- Galatians 6:7
Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
- Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath…
- Judges 6:3–6
Whenever the Israelites would plant their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them,
- Proverbs 22:8
Through
Hosea 9:16Ephraim is struck down; their root is withered; they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children, I will slay the darlings of their wombs.
it leads to
- Hosea 9:11–13
Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird, with no birth, no pregnancy, and no conception.
- Ezekiel 24:21
Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of…
- Hosea 9:11–13
Through
Genesis 41:6After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.
it leads to
- Hosea 13:15
Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come—a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder…
- Hosea 13:15
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About Genesis
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).