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Genesis 41:5

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 41:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Genesis 41:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 41

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
4And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
6And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
7And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
8And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And he slept, and dreamed the second time, etc.] He fell asleep again quickly, and dreamed another dream the same night, and to the same purpose, being much of the like kind with the former: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good; which were very uncommon even in those fruitful countries; though Dr. Shaw f1705 observes of Barbary, which vied with Egypt for fruitfulness, that it sometimes happens that one stalk of wheat will bear two ears, while each of these ears will as often shoot out into a number of lesser ones, thereby affording a most plentiful increase.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“41:5-7 Pharaoh’s second dream carried a similar message. Seven plump . . . heads of grain on a single stalk were swallowed up by seven shriveled and withered heads that sprouted after them.”
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