Genesis 41:1

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“After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,”

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BSBPD

“After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 41:1 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 20:3One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
  2. Genesis 29:14Then Laban declared, “You are indeed my own flesh and blood.” After Jacob had stayed with him a month,
  3. Genesis 31:21So he fled with all his possessions, crossed the Euphrates, and headed for the hill country of Gilead.
  4. Genesis 37:5Then Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
  5. Genesis 40:5both of these men—the Egyptian king’s cupbearer and baker, who were being held in the prison—had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.
  6. Exodus 1:22Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”
  7. Exodus 4:9But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
  8. Deuteronomy 11:10For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.
  9. Judges 7:13And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
  10. Esther 6:1That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
  11. Job 33:15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
  12. Isaiah 19:5The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
  13. Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
  14. Ezekiel 29:9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’
  15. Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
  16. Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
  17. Daniel 7:1In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
  18. Matthew 27:19While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”

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