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Genesis 41:24

And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”
Genesis 41:24
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙ הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣ים הַדַּקֹּ֔ת אֵ֛ת שֶׁ֥בַע הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖ים הַטֹּב֑וֹת וָֽאֹמַר֙ אֶל־הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔ים וְאֵ֥ין מַגִּ֖יד לִֽי׃

  1. וַתִּבְלַ֙עְןָ֙va.tiv.La'.na“and they swallowed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from בָּלַע · “to swallow up” · Strong's H1104
  2. הָשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםha.shi.bo.Lim“the ears of grain”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת · “ear” · Strong's H7641B
  3. הַדַּקֹּ֔תha.da.Kot“<the> thin”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from דַּק · “thin” · Strong's H1851
  4. אֵ֛ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. שֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'“seven”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בַע · “seven” · Strong's H7651
  6. הַֽשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםha.shi.bo.Lim“the ears of grain”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שִׁבֹּ֫לֶת · “ear” · Strong's H7641B
  7. הַטֹּב֑וֹתha.to.Vot“<the> good”
    Definite article + Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  8. וָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֔יםha.char.tu.Mim“the diviner priests”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַרְטֹם · “magician” · Strong's H2748
  11. וְאֵ֥יןve.'Ein“and there not”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. מַגִּ֖ידma.Gid“[was one who] told”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  13. לִֽי׃Li“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)