Genesis - 41:22



22 I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good:

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Explanation and meaning of Genesis 41:22.

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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
And dreamed a dream: Seven ears of corn grew upon one stalk, full and very fair.
'And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;
And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:
I saw a dream. Seven ears of grain sprang up on one stalk, full and very beautiful.
Vidi praeterea dum somniarem, et ecce, septem spicae ascendebant in culmo uno plenae et pulchrae.

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And I saw in my dream,.... Falling asleep again quickly, he dreamed a second time; and this dream being of a like kind with the former, and so small a space between them, they are represented as one, and this is the continuation of it:
and, behold, seven ears, &c. See Gill on Genesis 41:5.

I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears--that is, of Egyptian wheat, which, when "full and good," is remarkable in size (a single seed sprouting into seven, ten, or fourteen stalks) and each stalk bearing an ear.

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