King James Version

Genesis 41:5

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

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וַיִּישָׁ֕ןvayishanand oldיָשֵׁןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and old”, the next action in the storyH3462properly, to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterateold (store), remain long, (make to) sleep.וַֽיַּחֲלֹ֖םvayachalomand dreamחָלַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dream”, the next action in the storyH2492properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.שֵׁנִ֑יתshenitagainשֵׁנִיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “again”, the ordinary formH8145properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, againagain, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).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).עֹל֛וֹתolotascend 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,בְּרִיא֥וֹתberiotfirmבָּרִיאadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “firm”, the ordinary formH1277fatted or plumpfat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.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 he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,

World English Bible

He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.

Darby Translation

And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk, fat and good.

Douay-Rheims

He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη τὸ δεύτερον· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ στάχυες ἀνέβαινον ἐν τῷ πυθμένι ἑνὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ καλοί.