Genesis 41:17

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile;

Genesis 41:17 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:17

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph
Relating both his dreams in a more ample manner, though to the same purpose, than before related: in my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river;
the river Nile, where he could have a full sight of what were after presented to his view.

Genesis 41:17 In-Context

15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile;
18 and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass;
19 and seven other cows came up after them, poor and very gaunt and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt.
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