Genesis 41:5

5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

Genesis 41:5 in Other Translations

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time. And behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were growing on one stalk.

New Living Translation (NLT)

5 But he fell asleep again and had a second dream. This time he saw seven heads of grain, plump and beautiful, growing on a single stalk.

The Message Bible (MSG)

5 He went back to sleep and dreamed a second time: Seven ears of grain, full-bodied and lush, grew out of a single stalk.

American Standard Version (ASV)

5 And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)

5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream. Seven good, healthy heads of grain were growing on a single stalk.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

5 He fell asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, full and good, came up on one stalk.

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

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 41:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:5

And he slept, and dreamed the second time
He fell asleep again quickly, and dreamed another dream the same night, and to the same purpose, being much of the like kind with the former: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good;
which were very uncommon even in those fruitful countries; though Dr. Shaw ^F5 observes of Barbary, which vied with Egypt for fruitfulness, that it sometimes happens that one stalk of wheat will bear two ears, while each of these ears will as often shoot out into a number of lesser ones, thereby affording a most plentiful increase.

FOOTNOTES:

F5 Travels, p. 137. Ed. 2.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Genesis 41:5 In-Context

3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.

4 And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.

7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

Cross References 1

1. Joshua 13:3; 2 Kings 4:42; 1 Chronicles 13:5; Isaiah 23:3; Jeremiah 2:18