KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 41:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Joseph” | יוֹסֵ֧ף | Joseph, the name of seven Israelites | Joseph |
| “answered” | וַיַּ֨עַן | Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce | answered |
| “Pharaoh,” | פַּרְעֹ֛ה | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | Pharaoh |
| “saying,” | לֵאמֹ֖ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “It is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “not in me:” | בִּלְעָדָ֑י | Except, without, besides | not |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֕ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “shall give Pharaoh” | פַּרְעֹֽה׃ | Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings | give Pharaoh |
| “an answer” | יַֽעֲנֶ֖ה | Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce | answer |
| “of” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | of |
| “peace.” | שְׁל֥וֹם | Safe, i.e., (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e., health, prosperity, peace | peace |
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14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
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