Genesis 41:32

32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.

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Genesis 41:32 in Other Translations

KJV

32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

ESV

32 And the doubling of Pharaoh's dream means that the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about.

NLT

32 As for having two similar dreams, it means that these events have been decreed by God, and he will soon make them happen.

MSG

32 The fact that Pharaoh dreamed the same dream twice emphasizes God's determination to do this and do it soon.

CSB

32 Because the dream was given twice to Pharaoh, it means that the matter has been determined by God, and He will soon carry it out.

Genesis 41:32 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:32

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice
Or was repeated to him under different figures and images: [it is] because the thing [is] established by God;
by a firm decree of his, and is sure, and will most certainly be accomplished; of which Pharaoh might be assured, and to assure him of it was the repetition of the dream made: and God will shortly bring it to pass:
or "make haste to do it" ^F15, that is, would soon begin to accomplish these events; for, as Bishop Usher ^F16 observes, from the harvest of this (the then present) year, the seven years of plenty are reckoned.

FOOTNOTES:

F15 (wtvel-rhmm) "festinans Deus ad faciendum", Montanus; "accelerat facere", Drusius; "festinat facere", Piscator.
F16 Annal. Ver. Test. p. 15.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 41:32 In-Context

30 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.

32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.

33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.

34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

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1. Daniel 2:5; Numbers 23:19; Isaiah 46:10-11
2. S Genesis 40:8

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