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Genesis 41:24

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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וַתִּבְלַ֨עְןָ֙vativlanaand destroyבָּלַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and destroy”, the next action in the storyH1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroycover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםhashibolimthe branchשִׁבֹּלdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the 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).הַדַּקֹּ֔תhadaqotthe smallדַּקdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “the small”, the ordinary formH1851crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thindwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.אֵ֛תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שֶׁ֥בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, 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).הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםhashibolimthe branchשִׁבֹּלdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the 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).הַטֹּב֑וֹתhatovotthe goodטוֹבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “the 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,…וָֽאֹמַר֙vaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםhachartumimthe magicianחַרְטֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the magician”, the ordinary formH2748a horoscopist (as drawing magical lines or circles)magician.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַגִּ֖ידmagidbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “bewray”, a verb used as a describing wordH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me.'

World English Bible

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

Darby Translation

and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears. And I told it to the scribes; but there was none to make it known to me.

Douay-Rheims

And they devoured the beauty of the former: I told this dream to the conjecturers, and there is no man that can expound it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατέπιον οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι τοὺς ἑπτὰ στάχυας τοὺς καλοὺς καὶ τοὺς πλήρεις· εἶπα οὖν τοῖς ἐξῆγηταῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀπαγγέλλων μοι αὐτό.