Genesis 41:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:”

Genesis 41:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 41:23 in 6 Bible Translations

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Genesis 41:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.”

Genesis 41:23 — World English Bible

Genesis 41:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: ”

Genesis 41:23 — American Standard Version

Genesis 41:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;”

Genesis 41:23 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 41:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, parched with the east wind, sprung up after them; ”

Genesis 41:23 — Darby Translation

Genesis 41:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And lo, seuen eares, withered, thinne, and blasted with the East winde, sprang vp after them.”

Genesis 41:23 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 41:23 in Context — Genesis 41

21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

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.

25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

Read the full chapter: Genesis 41 — Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream →

What Does Genesis 41:23 Mean?

Genesis 41:23 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 41. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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