Genesis 41:8 - Forerunner Commentary

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.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 41:8

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American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Amplified® Bible
So when morning came his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians and all the wise men of Egypt. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but not one could interpret them to [him].

Contemporary English Version
The next morning the king was upset. So he called in his magicians and wise men and told them what he had dreamed. None of them could tell him what the dreams meant.

Darby English Version
And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the scribes of Egypt, and all the sages who were therein, and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none to interpret them to Pharaoh.

Good News Bible
In the morning he was worried, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. He told them his dreams, but no one could explain them to him.

King James Version
And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

New American Standard Bible
Now in the morning his spirit was troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

New International Version
In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

New King James Version
Now it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now in the morning his spirit felt troubled, so he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all its wise men And Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

Revised Standard Version
So in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men; and Pharaoh told them his dream, but there was none who could interpret it to Pharaoh.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.

New English Translation
In the morning he¹ was troubled, so he called for² all the diviner-priests³ of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams,⁴ but no one could interpret⁵ them for him.⁶

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