Genesis 41:1New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And it came to pass, at the end of two years of days, that, Pharaoh, was dreaming, when lo! he was standing by the river (Nile);
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— After two years Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood by the river,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And two yeeres after, Pharaoh also dreamed, and beholde, he stoode by a riuer,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And it came to passe at the end of two ful yeeres, that Pharaoh dreamed: and beholde, hee stood by the riuer.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— AND it came to pass, two years later, Pharaoh dreamed; and he was standing by the river.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And it came to pass after two full years that Pharaoh{gr.Pharao} had a dream. He thought he stood upon [the bank of] the river.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Paroh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. |
And it came to pass
x1961 (1961) Complementהָיָהhayah{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
at the end
7093 {7093} Primeקֵץqets{kates}
Contracted from H7112; an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after.
x4480 (4480) Complementמִןmin{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
of two full
y3117 [3117] Standardיוֹםyowm{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
years,
8141 {8141} Primeשָׁנֵהshaneh{shaw-neh'}
(The first form being in plural only, the second form being feminine); from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time).
x3117 (3117) Complementיוֹםyowm{yome}
From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literally (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverbially).
that
Par`ò
פַּרעֹה
6547 {6547} PrimeפַּרְעֹהPar`oh{par-o'}
Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a generic title of Egyptian kings.
dreamed:
2492 {2492} Primeחָלַםchalam{khaw-lam'}
A primitive root; properly to bind firmly, that is, (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream.
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
and, behold,
x2009 (2009) Complementהִנֵּהhinneh{hin-nay'}
Prolonged for H2005; lo!.
he stood
5975 {5975} Primeעָמַד`amad{aw-mad'}
A primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literally and figuratively, intransitively and transitively).
z8802 <8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Active (See H8814) Count - 5386
by
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the river.
2975 {2975} Primeיְאוֹרy@`or{yeh-ore'}
Of Egyptian origin; a channel, for example a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyria. |
Genesis 41:1
_ _ Genesis 41:1-24. Pharaoh’s dream.
_ _ at the end of two full years — It is not certain whether these years are reckoned from the beginning of Joseph’s imprisonment, or from the events described in the preceding chapter — most likely the latter. What a long time for Joseph to experience the sickness of hope deferred! But the time of his enlargement came when he had sufficiently learned the lessons of God designed for him; and the plans of Providence were matured.
_ _ Pharaoh dreamed — “Pharaoh,” from an Egyptian word Phre, signifying the “sun,” was the official title of the kings of that country. The prince, who occupied the throne of Egypt, was Aphophis, one of the Memphite kings, whose capital was On or Heliopolis, and who is universally acknowledged to have been a patriot king. Between the arrival of Abraham and the appearance of Joseph in that country, somewhat more than two centuries had elapsed. Kings sleep and dream, as well as their subjects. And this Pharaoh had two dreams in one night so singular and so similar, so distinct and so apparently significant, so coherent and vividly impressed on his memory, that his spirit was troubled. |
Genesis 41:1-8
_ _ Observe, 1. The delay of Joseph's enlargement. It was not till the end of two full years (Genesis 41:1); so long he waited after he had entrusted the chief butler with his case and began to have some prospect of relief. Note, We have need of patience, not only bearing, but waiting, patience. Joseph lay in prison until the time that his word came, Psalms 105:19. There is a time set for the deliverance of God's people; that time will come, though it seem to tarry; and, when it comes, it will appear to have been the best time, and therefore we ought to wait for it (Habakkuk 2:3), and not think two full years too long to continue waiting. 2. The means of Joseph's enlargement, which were Pharaoh's dreams, here related. If we were to look upon them as ordinary dreams, we might observe from them the follies and absurdities of a roving working fancy, how it represents to itself tame cows as beasts of prey (nay, more ravenous than any, eating up those of their own kind), and ears of corn as devouring one another. Surely in the multitude of dreams, nay, even in one dream, there are divers vanities, Ecclesiastes 5:7. Now that God no longer speaks to us in that way, I think it is no matter how little we either heed them or tell them. Foolish dreams related can make no better than foolish talk. But these dreams which Pharaoh dreamed carried their own evidence with them that they were sent of God; and therefore, when he awoke, his spirit was troubled, Genesis 41:8. It cannot but put us into a concern to receive any extraordinary message from heaven, because we are conscious to ourselves that we have no reason to expect any good tidings thence. His magicians were puzzled, the rules of their art failed them: these dreams of Pharaoh, it seems, did not fall within the compass of them, so that they could not offer at the interpretation of them. This was to make Joseph's performance by the Spirit of God the more admirable. Human reason, prudence, and foresight, must be nonplussed, that divine revelation may appear the more glorious in the contrivance of our redemption, 1 Corinthians 2:13, 1 Corinthians 2:14. Compare with this story, Daniel 2:27; Daniel 4:7; Daniel 5:8. Joseph's own dreams were the occasion of his troubles, and now Pharaoh's dreams were the occasion of his enlargement. |
Genesis 41:1
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh (a) dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
(a) This dream was not so much for Pharaoh, as is was a means to deliver Joseph and to provide for God's Church. |
- two full years:
- Shenathayim yamim, "two years of days," two complete solar revolutions; as a month of days is a full month.
Genesis 29:14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.
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- that Pharaoh:
Genesis 20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou [art but] a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she [is] a man's wife.
Genesis 37:5-10 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. ... And he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What [is] this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Genesis 40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which [were] bound in the prison.
Judges 7:13-14 And when Gideon was come, behold, [there was] a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. ... And his fellow answered and said, This [is] nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: [for] into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Esther 6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
Job 33:15-16 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; ... Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
Daniel 2:1-3 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. ... And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.
Daniel 4:5-18 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. ... This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee.
Daniel 7:1-8:27 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters. ... And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].
Matthew 27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
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- the river:
Genesis 31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face [toward] the mount Gilead.
Exodus 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
Exodus 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].
Deuteronomy 11:10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, [is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:
Isaiah 19:5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is] mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.
Ezekiel 29:9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD: because he hath said, The river [is] mine, and I have made [it].
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