Genesis 41:24 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 41:24

And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙	va.tiv.La'.na	and they swallowed	H1104 →
הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים	ha.shi.bo.Lim	the ears of grain	H7641 →
הַדַּקֹּ֔ת	ha.da.Kot	<the> thin	H1851 →
אֵ֛ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
שֶׁ֥בַע	She.va'	seven	H7651 →
הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים	ha.shi.bo.Lim	the ears of grain	H7641 →
הַטֹּב֑וֹת	ha.to.Vot	<the> good	H2896 →
וָֽאֹמַר֙	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים	ha.char.tu.Mim	the diviner priests	H2748 →
וְאֵ֥ין	ve.'Ein	and there not	H369 →
מַגִּ֖יד	ma.Gid	[was one who] told	H5046 →
לִֽי׃	Li	to <the> me

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Through
Exodus 8:19
“This is the finger of God,” the magicians said to Pharaoh. But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to them, just as the LORD had said.
leads to
- Luke 11:20
  But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Psalms 8:3
  When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—
- Exodus 7:5
  And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
- Matthew 12:28
  But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Through
Genesis 41:8
In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
leads to
- Daniel 4:7
  When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
- Exodus 7:22
  But the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their magic arts. So Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
Through
Daniel 4:7
When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, and they could not interpret it for me.
leads to
- Isaiah 44:25
  who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- Daniel 2:7
  They answered a second time, “Let the king tell the dream to his servants, and we will give the interpretation.”

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Where the connections lead

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