Genesis 41:16 ““I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a…”

Genesis 41:16

“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

World English Bible

Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

American Standard Version

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ioseph answered Pharaoh, saying, Without me God shall answere for the wealth of Pharaoh.

Darby Translation

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

Bible in Basic English

Then Joseph said, Without God there will be no answer of peace for Pharaoh.

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Cross references

“It is not”

2 Corinthians 3:5 Genesis 40:8 Daniel 2:47 Numbers 12:6 Acts 3:12 Daniel 2:18–23

2 Corinthians 3:5 · BSB

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.

Genesis 40:8 · BSB

“We both had dreams,” they replied, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Don’t interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Daniel 2:47 · BSB

The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”

Numbers 12:6 · BSB

He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.

Acts 3:12 · BSB

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?

Daniel 2:18–23 · BSB

urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

“peace”

Genesis 37:14 Luke 19:42

Genesis 37:14 · BSB

Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

Luke 19:42 · BSB

and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

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

In context

15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

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