Genesis 41:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 41:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתִּבְלַ֨עְןָ֙
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים
shibbôl
H7641
ear of grain
הַדַּקֹּ֔ת
daq
H1851
thin
אֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
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שֶׁ֥בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים
shibbôl
H7641
ear of grain
הַטֹּב֑וֹת
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וָֽאֹמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים
charṭôm
H2748
diviner
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַגִּ֖יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians; but there was no one who could explain it to me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. And I told to the magicians, but no one explain to me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).