Genesis 41:8

6 Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the ^aeast wind, sprang up after them.

7 And the seven thin heads devoured the seven plump and full heads. So Pharaoh awoke, and indeed, it was a dream.

8 Now it came to pass in the morning ^athat his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all ^bthe magicians of Egypt and all its ^cwise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

9 Then the ^achief butler spoke to Pharaoh, saying: “I remember my faults this day.

10 When Pharaoh was ^aangry with his servants, ^band put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker,

11 ^awe each had a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.

12 Now there was a young ^aHebrew man with us there, a ^bservant of the captain of the guard. And we told him, and he ^cinterpreted our dreams for us; to each man he interpreted according to his own dream.

13 And it came to pass, just ^aas he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

14 ^aThen Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they ^bbrought him quickly ^cout of the dungeon; and he shaved, ^dchanged his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

15 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. ^aBut I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.”

16 So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, ^a“It is not in me; ^bGod will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, ^ain my dream I stood on the bank of the river.

Commentaries:

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What Does Genesis 41:8 Mean?

Genesis 41:8

"Morning" is the Hebrew boqer which Strong, Gesenius, and the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament all more precisely define as "daybreak," "dawn," or "the breaking forth of light." The Old Testament writers also use it to mean "early" or "promptly," but is more frequently used to indicate the light part of the day as opposed to the dark. It is highly likely that God intends it to mean "daybreak."

John W. Ritenbaugh
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Genesis 41:8

This verse shows Pharaoh dreamed at night, and verse 14 records that Joseph was released from prison in the morning. This interesting contrast implies that while Joseph was in prison, he was in darkness. Metaphorically, the biblical writers use darkness to describe being ignorant of the right way, living in unbelief, and being dangerously subject to wandering, falling, injury, pain, and even death. Proverbs 4:19 says, "The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble."

John W. Ritenbaugh
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