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That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:28 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
  • BSB It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  • NKJV This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  • NASB It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
  • NLT “This will happen just as I have described it, for God has revealed to Pharaoh in advance what he is about to do.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gen 41:25Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
  • Gen 41:16Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

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  • VideoBibleProject — Genesis videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on GenesisMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

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Christ at the center

From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 41:28 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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