He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good.
Parallel translations
- WEB He slept and dreamed a second time: and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
- KJV And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
- BSB but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
- NASB But he fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good.
- NLT But he fell asleep again and had a second dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain, plump and beautiful, growing on a single stalk.
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Quick answer
Pharaoh dreams again, seeing seven full, healthy heads of grain on one stalk.
Overview
The second dream repeats the theme of plenty using grain rather than cattle. Repetition through a second image emphasizes the certainty of the message. As Joseph will explain, the doubling shows that God has firmly fixed the matter.
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- Deut 32:14butter from the herd, and milk from the flock, with fat of lambs, rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat. From the blood of the grape, you drank wine.
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