Genesis 41:47
in Genesis 41During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
KJV
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
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This verse in Genesis 41
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the earth brought forth by handfuls--a singular expression, alluding not only to the luxuriance of the crop, but the practice of the reapers grasping the ears, which alone were cut.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The earth brought forth by handfuls - This probably refers principally to rice, as it grows in tufts, a great number of stalks proceeding from the same seed. In those years the Nile probably rose sixteen cubits; See Clarke on Gen 41:31 (note).
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתַּ֣עַשׂ | vataas | and it produced | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| בְּשֶׁ֖בַע | besheva' | in seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| שְׁנֵ֣י | shenei | [the] years of | H8141 → | 877 times |
| הַשָּׂבָ֑ע | hasava' | <the> plenty | H7647 → | 8 times |
| לִקְמָצִֽים׃ | likmatzim | to handfuls | H7062 → |
וַתַּ֣עַשׂand it produced
vataasH6213 →2628 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
בְּשֶׁ֖בַעin seven
besheva'H7651 →394 times
שְׁנֵ֣י[the] years of
sheneiH8141 →877 times
הַשָּׂבָ֑ע<the> plenty
hasava'H7647 →8 times
לִקְמָצִֽים׃to handfuls
likmatzimH7062 →
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
Genesis 26:12Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
it leads to
- Mark 4:8
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprouted, grew up, and produced a crop—one bearing thirtyfold, another sixtyfold, and another a hundredfold.”
- Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath…
- Zechariah 8:12
“For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give…
- Genesis 24:35
“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10–11
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- Mark 4:8
Through
Psalms 72:16May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:20
The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
- Revelation 7:9
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes…
- 1 Corinthians 3:6–9
I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.
- 1 Kings 4:20
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).