Genesis 41:17

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, ¹in 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. 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 Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass.

19 Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt.

Cross References

• 1. 41:17 See ver. 1-7