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Genesis 41:22

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

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וָאֵ֖רֶאvaereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…בַּחֲלֹמִ֑יbachalomiin dreamחֲלוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in dream”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2472a dreamdream(-er).וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.שֶׁ֣בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שִׁבֳּלִ֗יםshibolimbranchשִׁבֹּלnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “branch”, the ordinary formH7641a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branchbranch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. Compare H5451 (סִבֹּלֶת).עֹלֹ֛תolotascend upעָלָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בְּקָנֶ֥הbeqanehin reedקָנֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in reed”, the ordinary formH7070a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, [idiom] spearman, stalk.אֶחָ֖דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מְלֵאֹ֥תmeleotfullמָלֵאadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH4392full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully[idiom] she that was with child, fill(-ed, -ed with), full(-ly), multitude, as is worth.וְטֹבֽוֹתvetovotand goodטוֹבconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “and good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;

World English Bible

I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;

Darby Translation

And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good.

Douay-Rheims

And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, full and very fair.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up upon one stalk, full and good.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶδον πάλιν ἐν τῷ ὕπνῳ μου, καὶ ὥσπερ ἑπτὰ στάχυες ἀνέβαινον ἐν πυθμένι ἑνὶ πλήρεις καὶ καλοί·