Genesis 20:3 So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.”

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New International Reader's Version - So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.”
新标点和合本 - 但夜间，　神来，在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来；她原是别人的妻子。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 夜间，上帝在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，你要死了，因为你带来的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 夜间，　神在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，你要死了，因为你带来的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！”
当代译本 - 晚上，上帝在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你的死期到了，因为你带来的那个女人是有夫之妇。”
圣经新译本 - 当夜，　神在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“你该死，因为你接来的那女人，是个有夫之妇。”
中文标准译本 - 神藉着夜间的一个梦来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，因你接来的那女人的缘故，你就要死了！她是个有丈夫的女人！”
现代标点和合本 - 但夜间神来在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来，她原是别人的妻子。”
和合本（拼音版） - 但夜间，上帝来在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来，她原是别人的妻子。”
New International Version - But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
English Standard Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”
New Living Translation - But that night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are a dead man, for that woman you have taken is already married!”
Christian Standard Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
New American Standard Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”
New King James Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”
Amplified Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man’s wife.”
American Standard Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
King James Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
New English Translation - But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”
World English Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
新標點和合本 - 但夜間，神來，在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你是個死人哪！因為你取了那女人來；她原是別人的妻子。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 夜間，上帝在夢中來到亞比米勒那裏，對他說：「看哪，你要死了，因為你帶來的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 夜間，　神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裏，對他說：「看哪，你要死了，因為你帶來的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！」
當代譯本 - 晚上，上帝在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你的死期到了，因為你帶來的那個女人是有夫之婦。」
聖經新譯本 - 當夜，　神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裡，對他說：“你該死，因為你接來的那女人，是個有夫之婦。”
呂振中譯本 - 但是夜間上帝來找亞比米勒於夢中，對他說：『看吧，你該死啦，因為你所取的那女人、是有夫之婦的。』
中文標準譯本 - 神藉著夜間的一個夢來到亞比米勒那裡，對他說：「看哪，因你接來的那女人的緣故，你就要死了！她是個有丈夫的女人！」
現代標點和合本 - 但夜間神來在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你是個死人哪！因為你取了那女人來，她原是別人的妻子。」
文理和合譯本 - 夜夢上帝臨之曰、爾其死矣、蓋所取之婦、乃他人之妻也、
文理委辦譯本 - 一夕上帝見夢、諭亞庇米力、曰、爾取此婦、當死、蓋人之妻也。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 夜夢天主臨之曰、爾因取此婦當死、以其為他人之妻也、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero aquella noche Dios se le apareció a Abimélec en sueños y le dijo: —Puedes darte por muerto a causa de la mujer que has tomado, porque ella es casada.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 그 날 밤 하나님이 아비멜렉의 꿈에 나타나셔서 “네가 데려온 이 여자 때문에 너는 죽게 될 것이다. 그녀는 이미 결혼한 유부녀이다” 하고 말씀하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Но Бог явился к Авимелеху ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод - Но Всевышний явился к Ави-Малику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но Аллах явился к Ави-Малику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но Всевышний явился к Абималику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais Dieu visita Abimélek de nuit en songe et lui dit : Tu vas mourir, à cause de cette femme que tu as enlevée, car elle est mariée.
リビングバイブル - ところがその夜、神が夢で王に現れました。「あなたは夫のある女を召し入れた。そのために死ななければならない。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Certa noite Deus veio a Abimeleque num sonho e lhe disse: “Você morrerá! A mulher que você tomou é casada”.
Hoffnung für alle - In der Nacht erschien Gott Abimelech im Traum und sagte: »Du musst sterben! Denn die Frau, die du dir genommen hast, ist mit einem anderen verheiratet!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đêm ấy, Đức Chúa Trời báo mộng cho vua: “Ngươi phải chết, vì người đàn bà ngươi đem vào cung đã có chồng.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่ในคืนหนึ่ง พระเจ้าเสด็จมาหาอาบีเมเลคในความฝันและตรัสกับเขาว่า “เจ้าจะต้องตายแน่! เพราะหญิงคนนั้นซึ่งเจ้าพามามีสามีแล้ว”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่คืนวันหนึ่งพระเจ้าปรากฏแก่อาบีเมเลคในฝัน และกล่าวกับท่านว่า “ระวังเถิด เจ้าตายแน่ เพราะหญิงที่เจ้าได้ตัวมานั้น นางมีสามีแล้ว”

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Ezekiel 33:14 - Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And then they turn away from their sin. They do what is fair and right.
Ezekiel 33:15 - They return things they take to make sure loans are repaid. They give back what they have stolen. They obey my rules that give life. They do not do what is evil. Then you can be sure they will live. They will not die.
Genesis 31:24 - Then God came to Laban, the Aramean, in a dream at night. He said to him, “Be careful. Do not say anything to Jacob, whether it is good or bad.”
Genesis 37:9 - Then Joseph had another dream. He told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said. “I had another dream. This time the sun and moon and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”
Jonah 3:4 - Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
Job 4:12 - “A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper.
Job 4:13 - I had a scary dream one night. I was sound asleep.
Genesis 37:5 - Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
Matthew 2:12 - But God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they returned to their country on a different road.
Matthew 2:13 - When the Wise Men had left, Joseph had a dream. In the dream an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph. “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you to come back. Herod is going to search for the child. He wants to kill him.”
Genesis 41:1 - When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. In his dream, he was standing by the Nile River.
Genesis 41:2 - Seven cows came up out of the river. They looked healthy and fat. They were eating some of the tall grass growing along the river.
Genesis 41:3 - After them, seven other cows came up out of the Nile. They looked ugly and skinny. They were standing beside the other cows on the riverbank.
Genesis 41:4 - The ugly, skinny cows ate up the seven cows that looked healthy and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.
Genesis 41:5 - He fell asleep again and had a second dream. In that dream, seven heads of grain were growing on one stem. They were healthy and good.
Genesis 41:6 - After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were thin and dried up by the east wind.
Genesis 41:7 - The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It had been a dream.
Genesis 41:8 - In the morning he was worried. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could tell him what they meant.
Genesis 41:9 - Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong.
Genesis 41:10 - Pharaoh was once angry with his servants. He put me and the chief baker in prison. We were in the house of the captain of the palace guard.
Genesis 41:11 - Each of us had a dream the same night. Each dream had its own meaning.
Genesis 41:12 - A young Hebrew servant was there with us. He was a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams. And he explained them to us. He told each of us the meaning of our dreams.
Genesis 41:13 - Things turned out exactly as he said they would. I was given back my job. The other man had a pole stuck through his body.”
Genesis 41:14 - So Pharaoh sent for Joseph. He was quickly brought out of the prison. Joseph shaved and changed his clothes. Then he came to Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:15 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream. No one can tell me what it means. But I’ve heard that when you hear a dream you can explain it.”
Genesis 41:16 - “I can’t do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh. “But God will give Pharaoh the answer he wants.”
Genesis 41:17 - Then Pharaoh told Joseph what he had dreamed. He said, “I was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
Genesis 41:18 - Seven cows came up out of the river. They were fat and looked healthy. They were eating the tall grass growing along the river.
Genesis 41:19 - After them, seven other cows came up. They were bony and very ugly and thin. I had never seen such ugly cows in the whole land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:20 - The thin, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
Genesis 41:21 - But no one could tell that the thin cows had eaten the fat cows. That’s because the thin cows looked just as ugly as they had before. Then I woke up.
Genesis 41:22 - “In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain. They were full and good. They were all growing on one stem.
Genesis 41:23 - After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were weak and thin and dried up by the east wind.
Genesis 41:24 - The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told my dream to the magicians. But none of them could explain it to me.”
Genesis 41:25 - Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Both of Pharaoh’s dreams have the same meaning. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Genesis 41:26 - The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. Both dreams mean the same thing.
Genesis 41:27 - The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won’t be enough food.
Genesis 41:28 - “It’s just as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he’s about to do.
Genesis 41:29 - Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:30 - But seven years when there won’t be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land.
Genesis 41:31 - There won’t be anything left to remind people of the years when there was plenty of food in the land. That’s how bad the hunger that follows will be.
Genesis 41:32 - God gave the dream to Pharaoh in two forms. That’s because the matter has been firmly decided by God. And it’s because God will do it soon.
Genesis 41:33 - “So Pharaoh should look for a wise and understanding man. He should put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:34 - Pharaoh should appoint officials to be in charge of the land. They should take a fifth of the harvest in Egypt during the seven years when there’s plenty of food.
Genesis 41:35 - They should collect all the extra food of the good years that are coming. Pharaoh should give them authority to store up the grain. They should keep it in the cities for food.
Genesis 41:36 - The grain should be stored up for the country to use later. It will be needed during the seven years when there isn’t enough food in Egypt. Then the country won’t be destroyed just because it doesn’t have enough food.”
Genesis 40:8 - “We both had dreams,” they answered. “But no one can tell us what they mean.” Then Joseph said to them, “Only God knows what dreams mean. Tell me your dreams.”
Matthew 1:20 - But as Joseph was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 28:12 - In a dream he saw a stairway standing on the earth. Its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were going up and coming down on it.
Psalm 105:14 - But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.
Job 33:15 - He might speak in a dream or in a vision at night. That’s when people are sound asleep in their beds.
Matthew 27:19 - While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”
Genesis 20:7 - Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”

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交叉引用

New International Reader's Version - So God appeared to Abimelek in a dream one night. He said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken. She is already married.”
新标点和合本 - 但夜间，　神来，在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来；她原是别人的妻子。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 夜间，上帝在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，你要死了，因为你带来的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 夜间，　神在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，你要死了，因为你带来的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！”
当代译本 - 晚上，上帝在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你的死期到了，因为你带来的那个女人是有夫之妇。”
圣经新译本 - 当夜，　神在梦中来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“你该死，因为你接来的那女人，是个有夫之妇。”
中文标准译本 - 神藉着夜间的一个梦来到亚比米勒那里，对他说：“看哪，因你接来的那女人的缘故，你就要死了！她是个有丈夫的女人！”
现代标点和合本 - 但夜间神来在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来，她原是别人的妻子。”
和合本（拼音版） - 但夜间，上帝来在梦中对亚比米勒说：“你是个死人哪！因为你取了那女人来，她原是别人的妻子。”
New International Version - But God came to Abimelek in a dream one night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken; she is a married woman.”
English Standard Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”
New Living Translation - But that night God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are a dead man, for that woman you have taken is already married!”
Christian Standard Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him, “You are about to die because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”
New American Standard Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married.”
New King James Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”
Amplified Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream during the night, and said, “Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken [as your wife], for she is another man’s wife.”
American Standard Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, because of the woman whom thou hast taken; for she is a man’s wife.
King James Version - But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife.
New English Translation - But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”
World English Bible - But God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, “Behold, you are a dead man, because of the woman whom you have taken; for she is a man’s wife.”
新標點和合本 - 但夜間，神來，在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你是個死人哪！因為你取了那女人來；她原是別人的妻子。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 夜間，上帝在夢中來到亞比米勒那裏，對他說：「看哪，你要死了，因為你帶來的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 夜間，　神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裏，對他說：「看哪，你要死了，因為你帶來的女人，她是有丈夫的女子！」
當代譯本 - 晚上，上帝在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你的死期到了，因為你帶來的那個女人是有夫之婦。」
聖經新譯本 - 當夜，　神在夢中來到亞比米勒那裡，對他說：“你該死，因為你接來的那女人，是個有夫之婦。”
呂振中譯本 - 但是夜間上帝來找亞比米勒於夢中，對他說：『看吧，你該死啦，因為你所取的那女人、是有夫之婦的。』
中文標準譯本 - 神藉著夜間的一個夢來到亞比米勒那裡，對他說：「看哪，因你接來的那女人的緣故，你就要死了！她是個有丈夫的女人！」
現代標點和合本 - 但夜間神來在夢中對亞比米勒說：「你是個死人哪！因為你取了那女人來，她原是別人的妻子。」
文理和合譯本 - 夜夢上帝臨之曰、爾其死矣、蓋所取之婦、乃他人之妻也、
文理委辦譯本 - 一夕上帝見夢、諭亞庇米力、曰、爾取此婦、當死、蓋人之妻也。
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 夜夢天主臨之曰、爾因取此婦當死、以其為他人之妻也、
Nueva Versión Internacional - Pero aquella noche Dios se le apareció a Abimélec en sueños y le dijo: —Puedes darte por muerto a causa de la mujer que has tomado, porque ella es casada.
현대인의 성경 - 그러나 그 날 밤 하나님이 아비멜렉의 꿈에 나타나셔서 “네가 데려온 이 여자 때문에 너는 죽게 될 것이다. 그녀는 이미 결혼한 유부녀이다” 하고 말씀하셨다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Но Бог явился к Авимелеху ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод - Но Всевышний явился к Ави-Малику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Но Аллах явился к Ави-Малику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Но Всевышний явился к Абималику ночью во сне и сказал ему: – Тебе грозит смерть за женщину, которую ты взял к себе: она замужем.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais Dieu visita Abimélek de nuit en songe et lui dit : Tu vas mourir, à cause de cette femme que tu as enlevée, car elle est mariée.
リビングバイブル - ところがその夜、神が夢で王に現れました。「あなたは夫のある女を召し入れた。そのために死ななければならない。」
Nova Versão Internacional - Certa noite Deus veio a Abimeleque num sonho e lhe disse: “Você morrerá! A mulher que você tomou é casada”.
Hoffnung für alle - In der Nacht erschien Gott Abimelech im Traum und sagte: »Du musst sterben! Denn die Frau, die du dir genommen hast, ist mit einem anderen verheiratet!«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đêm ấy, Đức Chúa Trời báo mộng cho vua: “Ngươi phải chết, vì người đàn bà ngươi đem vào cung đã có chồng.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - แต่ในคืนหนึ่ง พระเจ้าเสด็จมาหาอาบีเมเลคในความฝันและตรัสกับเขาว่า “เจ้าจะต้องตายแน่! เพราะหญิงคนนั้นซึ่งเจ้าพามามีสามีแล้ว”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - แต่คืนวันหนึ่งพระเจ้าปรากฏแก่อาบีเมเลคในฝัน และกล่าวกับท่านว่า “ระวังเถิด เจ้าตายแน่ เพราะหญิงที่เจ้าได้ตัวมานั้น นางมีสามีแล้ว”

Ezekiel 33:14 - Suppose I say to a sinful person, ‘You can be sure you will die.’ And then they turn away from their sin. They do what is fair and right.
Ezekiel 33:15 - They return things they take to make sure loans are repaid. They give back what they have stolen. They obey my rules that give life. They do not do what is evil. Then you can be sure they will live. They will not die.
Genesis 31:24 - Then God came to Laban, the Aramean, in a dream at night. He said to him, “Be careful. Do not say anything to Jacob, whether it is good or bad.”
Genesis 37:9 - Then Joseph had another dream. He told it to his brothers. “Listen,” he said. “I had another dream. This time the sun and moon and 11 stars were bowing down to me.”
Jonah 3:4 - Jonah began by going one whole day into the city. As he went, he announced, “In 40 days Nineveh will be destroyed.”
Job 4:12 - “A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper.
Job 4:13 - I had a scary dream one night. I was sound asleep.
Genesis 37:5 - Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.
Matthew 2:12 - But God warned them in a dream not to go back to Herod. So they returned to their country on a different road.
Matthew 2:13 - When the Wise Men had left, Joseph had a dream. In the dream an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph. “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you to come back. Herod is going to search for the child. He wants to kill him.”
Genesis 41:1 - When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream. In his dream, he was standing by the Nile River.
Genesis 41:2 - Seven cows came up out of the river. They looked healthy and fat. They were eating some of the tall grass growing along the river.
Genesis 41:3 - After them, seven other cows came up out of the Nile. They looked ugly and skinny. They were standing beside the other cows on the riverbank.
Genesis 41:4 - The ugly, skinny cows ate up the seven cows that looked healthy and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.
Genesis 41:5 - He fell asleep again and had a second dream. In that dream, seven heads of grain were growing on one stem. They were healthy and good.
Genesis 41:6 - After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were thin and dried up by the east wind.
Genesis 41:7 - The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It had been a dream.
Genesis 41:8 - In the morning he was worried. So he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams. But no one could tell him what they meant.
Genesis 41:9 - Then the chief wine taster spoke up. He said to Pharaoh, “Now I remember that I’ve done something wrong.
Genesis 41:10 - Pharaoh was once angry with his servants. He put me and the chief baker in prison. We were in the house of the captain of the palace guard.
Genesis 41:11 - Each of us had a dream the same night. Each dream had its own meaning.
Genesis 41:12 - A young Hebrew servant was there with us. He was a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams. And he explained them to us. He told each of us the meaning of our dreams.
Genesis 41:13 - Things turned out exactly as he said they would. I was given back my job. The other man had a pole stuck through his body.”
Genesis 41:14 - So Pharaoh sent for Joseph. He was quickly brought out of the prison. Joseph shaved and changed his clothes. Then he came to Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:15 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream. No one can tell me what it means. But I’ve heard that when you hear a dream you can explain it.”
Genesis 41:16 - “I can’t do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh. “But God will give Pharaoh the answer he wants.”
Genesis 41:17 - Then Pharaoh told Joseph what he had dreamed. He said, “I was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
Genesis 41:18 - Seven cows came up out of the river. They were fat and looked healthy. They were eating the tall grass growing along the river.
Genesis 41:19 - After them, seven other cows came up. They were bony and very ugly and thin. I had never seen such ugly cows in the whole land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:20 - The thin, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
Genesis 41:21 - But no one could tell that the thin cows had eaten the fat cows. That’s because the thin cows looked just as ugly as they had before. Then I woke up.
Genesis 41:22 - “In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain. They were full and good. They were all growing on one stem.
Genesis 41:23 - After them, seven other heads of grain came up. They were weak and thin and dried up by the east wind.
Genesis 41:24 - The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told my dream to the magicians. But none of them could explain it to me.”
Genesis 41:25 - Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Both of Pharaoh’s dreams have the same meaning. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
Genesis 41:26 - The seven good cows are seven years. And the seven good heads of grain are seven years. Both dreams mean the same thing.
Genesis 41:27 - The seven thin, ugly cows that came up later are seven years. So are the seven worthless heads of grain dried up by the east wind. They are seven years when there won’t be enough food.
Genesis 41:28 - “It’s just as I said to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he’s about to do.
Genesis 41:29 - Seven years with plenty of food are coming to the whole land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:30 - But seven years when there won’t be enough food will follow them. Then everyone will forget about all the food Egypt had. Terrible hunger will destroy the land.
Genesis 41:31 - There won’t be anything left to remind people of the years when there was plenty of food in the land. That’s how bad the hunger that follows will be.
Genesis 41:32 - God gave the dream to Pharaoh in two forms. That’s because the matter has been firmly decided by God. And it’s because God will do it soon.
Genesis 41:33 - “So Pharaoh should look for a wise and understanding man. He should put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
Genesis 41:34 - Pharaoh should appoint officials to be in charge of the land. They should take a fifth of the harvest in Egypt during the seven years when there’s plenty of food.
Genesis 41:35 - They should collect all the extra food of the good years that are coming. Pharaoh should give them authority to store up the grain. They should keep it in the cities for food.
Genesis 41:36 - The grain should be stored up for the country to use later. It will be needed during the seven years when there isn’t enough food in Egypt. Then the country won’t be destroyed just because it doesn’t have enough food.”
Genesis 40:8 - “We both had dreams,” they answered. “But no one can tell us what they mean.” Then Joseph said to them, “Only God knows what dreams mean. Tell me your dreams.”
Matthew 1:20 - But as Joseph was thinking about this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. The angel said, “Joseph, son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary home as your wife. The baby inside her is from the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 28:12 - In a dream he saw a stairway standing on the earth. Its top reached to heaven. The angels of God were going up and coming down on it.
Psalm 105:14 - But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.
Job 33:15 - He might speak in a dream or in a vision at night. That’s when people are sound asleep in their beds.
Matthew 27:19 - While Pilate was sitting on the judge’s seat, his wife sent him a message. It said, “Don’t have anything to do with that man. He is not guilty. I have suffered a great deal in a dream today because of him.”
Genesis 20:7 - Now return the man’s wife to him. He is a prophet. So he will pray for you, and you will live. But what if you do not return her? Then you can be sure that you and all your people will die.”