Genesis 41:1 “After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing…”

Genesis 41:1

After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

World English Bible

At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

Geneva Bible 1599

And two yeeres after, Pharaoh also dreamed, and beholde, he stoode by a riuer,

Darby Translation

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,

Bible in Basic English

Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

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Cross references

“two full years”

Genesis 29:14

Genesis 29:14 · BSB

Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

“that Pharaoh”

Genesis 20:3 Genesis 40:5 Esther 6:1 Matthew 27:19 Genesis 37:5–10 Daniel 2:1–3

Genesis 20:3 · BSB

One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”

Genesis 40:5 · BSB

both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

Esther 6:1 · BSB

That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.

Matthew 27:19 · BSB

While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

Genesis 37:5–10 · BSB

Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

Daniel 2:1–3 · BSB

In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.

“the river”

Genesis 31:21 Exodus 1:22 Exodus 4:9 Deuteronomy 11:10 Isaiah 19:5 Ezekiel 29:3

Genesis 31:21 · BSB

So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.

Exodus 1:22 · BSB

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”

Exodus 4:9 · BSB

But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

Deuteronomy 11:10 · BSB

For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

Isaiah 19:5 · BSB

The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

Ezekiel 29:3 · BSB

Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

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