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Genesis 41:53

in Genesis 41

When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And the seven years of plenty, that was in the land of Egypt, came to an end.

KJV

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

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This verse in Genesis 41

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt were ended. Perhaps quickly after the birth of Ephraim, Joseph's second son; since the account follows upon that, and it is certain that he was born before the years of famine began, Gen 41:50; some connect the words, "moreover when" the seven years of plenty were ended, then began, as follows, seven years of famine; these events were fulfilled just as Joseph had predicted.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

But improvident as men commonly are in the time of prosperity, they found themselves in want, and would have starved by thousands had not Joseph anticipated and provided for the protracted calamity.

The words behind it

8 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַתִּכְלֶ֕ינָהand they came to an end

    vatikhleinahH3615 →208 times

  • שֶׁ֖בַעseven

    sheva'H7651 →394 times

  • שְׁנֵ֣י[the] years of

    sheneiH8141 →877 times

  • הַשָּׂבָ֑ע<the> plenty

    hasava'H7647 →8 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הָיָ֖הit was

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • בְּאֶ֥רֶץin [the] land of

    beeretzH776 →2504 times

  • מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

    mitzrayimH4714 →641 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

4 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Luke 16:25

    But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

    it leads to

    • Luke 6:24

      But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.

    • 1 John 2:15

      Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

    • Psalms 17:14

      from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they…

    • Mark 9:45

      If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell.

    • Philippians 3:19

      Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.

  • Through

    Psalms 73:20

    Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

    it leads to

    • Job 20:8

      He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.

    • Psalms 78:65

      Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine.

    • Psalms 90:5

      You whisk them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning—

Where this verse is studied

About Genesis

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).

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