Genesis 41:17

17 Then Pharaoh told Joseph what he had dreamed. He said, "I was standing on the bank of the Nile River.

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 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream. No one can tell me what it means. But I've heard that when you hear a dream you can explain it."

16 "I can't do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh. "But God will give Pharaoh the answer he wants."

17 Then Pharaoh told Joseph what he had dreamed. He said, "I was standing on the bank of the Nile River.

18 Seven cows came up out of the river. They were fat and good-looking. They were eating the tall grass that was growing along the river.

19 "After them, seven other cows came up. They were bony and very ugly and thin. I had never seen such ugly cows in the whole land of Egypt.