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Genesis 41:47

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As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops.
Genesis 41:47 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
  • KJV And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
  • BSB During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
  • NKJV Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.
  • NASB During the seven years of plenty the land produced abundantly.

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Quick answer

During the seven years of plenty, the land produced abundantly.

Overview

God's word through Joseph begins to be fulfilled as the harvests prove rich. The plenty confirms the reliability of the divine revelation. God's promises come to pass exactly as foretold.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gen 26:12Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year one hundred times what he planted. Yahweh blessed him.
  • Ps 72:16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (6)
CORNECONOMICSGOVERNMENTJOSEPHPRUDENCERULERS

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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 41:47 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.

Original language

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And in the sevenשֶׁבַעplenteousשָׂבָעyearsשָׁנֶהthe earthאֶרֶץbrought forthעָשָׂהby handfulsקֹמֶץ
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