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Genesis 41:7

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

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וַתִּבְלַ֨עְנָה֙vativlanahand 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).הַשִּׁבֳּלִ֣יםhashibolimthe 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).הַדַּקּ֔וֹתhadaqotthe 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.אֵ֚תetobject 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).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).הַֽשִּׁבֳּלִ֔יםhashibolimthe 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).הַבְּרִיא֖וֹתhabriotthe firmבָּרִיאdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “the firm”, the ordinary formH1277fatted or plumpfat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.וְהַמְּלֵא֑וֹתvehamleotand the fullמָלֵאconjunction, definite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “and the 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.וַיִּיקַ֥ץvayiqatsand awakeיָקַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and awake”, the next action in the storyH3364to awake (intransitive)(be) awake(-d).פַּרְעֹ֖הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.וְהִנֵּ֥הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.חֲלֽוֹםchalomdreamחֲלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dream”, the ordinary formH2472a dreamdream(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears — and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.

World English Bible

The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

Darby Translation

And the thin ears devoured the seven fat and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke; and behold, it was a dream.

Douay-Rheims

And devoured all the beauty of the former. Pharao awaked after his rest:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κατέπιον οἱ ἑπτὰ στάχυες οἱ λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι τοὺς ἑπτὰ στάχυας τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς καὶ τοὺς πλήρεις· ἠγέρθη δὲ Φαραὼ, καὶ ἦν ἐνύπνιον.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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