I saw also in my dream, and behold, seven ears of grain, full and good, came up on a single stalk;
Parallel translations
- WEB I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good:
- KJV And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
- BSB In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.
- NKJV Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good.
- NLT “In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, full and beautiful, growing on a single stalk.
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Quick answer
Pharaoh recounts the second dream of seven full, good heads of grain on one stalk.
Overview
He retells the grain vision that parallels the cattle, again depicting plenty. The matching dreams confirm one unified message from God. The repetition prepares Joseph to explain that the doubling marks divine certainty.
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