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Genesis 41:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.


Genesis 41:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 41:511 words
וַיִּישָׁןwayîšānAnd be slack
וַיַּחֲלֹםwayaḥălōmAnd bind firmly
שֵׁנִיתšēnîtDouble
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
שִׁבֳּלִיםšibŏlîmStream
עֹלוֹתʿōlwōtAscend
בְּקָנֶהbəqānehIn reed
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited
בְּרִיאוֹתbərîʾwōtFatted
וְטֹבוֹתwəṭōvwōtAnd good
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיִּישָׁןwayîšānAnd be slack
וַיַּחֲלֹםwayaḥălōmAnd bind firmly
שֵׁנִיתšēnîtDouble
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
שֶׁבַעševaʿSeven
שִׁבֳּלִיםšibŏlîmStream
עֹלוֹתʿōlwōtAscend
בְּקָנֶהbəqānehIn reed
אֶחָדʾeḥādUnited
בְּרִיאוֹתbərîʾwōtFatted
וְטֹבוֹתwəṭōvwōtAnd good

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