Genesis 41:49
Joseph stored up grain in such great abundance—like the sand of the sea—that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Joseph{H3130} laid{H6651} up grain{H1250} as the sand{H2344} of the sea,{H3220} very{H3966} much,{H7235} until he left{H2308} off numbering;{H5608} for it was without{H369} number.{H4557}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Joseph{H3130} gathered{H6651}{(H8799)} corn{H1250} as the sand{H2344} of the sea{H3220}, very{H3966} much{H7235}{(H8687)}, until he left{H2308}{(H8804)} numbering{H5608}{(H8800)}; for it was without{H369} number{H4557}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Ioseph layde vp corne in stoore lyke vnto the sande of the see in multitude out of mesure vntyll he left nombrynge: For it was with out nombre.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Ioseph layed vp the corne in stoare, and that moch aboue measure, as the sonde of the see: in so moch yt he left of nombrynge of it, for it coude not be nombred.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So Ioseph gathered wheate, like vnto the sand of the sea in multitude out of measure, vntill he left numbring: for it was without number.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Ioseph layed vp corne in store lyke vnto the sande of the sea, in multitude out of measure, vntyll he left numbryng: for it was without number.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.
World English Bible (2000)
Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 78:27 : 27 He rained meat on them like dust, birds like the sand of the sea.
- Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Judg 6:5 : 5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.
- Judg 7:12 : 12 Midian, Amalek, and all the people of the east were lying in the valley as thick as locusts. Their camels were too numerous to count, like the sand on the seashore.
- 1 Sam 13:5 : 5 The Philistines assembled to fight Israel with 30,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They came up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
- Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
- Jer 33:22 : 22 Just as the stars in the sky cannot be counted and the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so will I multiply the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 41:46-483 verses80%
46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. He went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt.
47 During the seven years of abundance, the land produced bountifully.
48 Joseph gathered all the food produced during those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city, he stored the food from the surrounding fields.
- Gen 47:12-143 verses74%
12 Joseph also provided food for his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household according to the number of their children.
13 There was no food in the entire land because the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan wasted away under the pressure of the famine.
14 Joseph collected all the money that was found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were buying, and he brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.
- Gen 41:56-572 verses72%
56 The famine was severe over the entire land. Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine grew more severe throughout Egypt.
57 And people from all the surrounding lands came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the lands.
- Gen 41:35-362 verses72%
35 Let them gather all the food from these good years that are coming and store up grain under Pharaoh’s authority for food in the cities, and let them guard it.
36 This food will be held in reserve for the land to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the land will not be destroyed by the famine.
- Gen 41:29-313 verses71%
29 Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt.
30 But after them, seven years of famine will arise, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will ravage the land.
31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.
- Gen 41:53-542 verses70%
53 The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.
54 Then the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in every land, but in all the land of Egypt there was food.
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6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.
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50 Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
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5 So the sons of Israel came to buy grain, along with others who were coming, for the famine was also in the land of Canaan.
- Gen 42:2-32 verses69%
2 And he said, 'Look, I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may live and not die.'
3 Then ten of Joseph's brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
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25 Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man's silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. After this was done, they loaded their grain on their donkeys and departed.
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20 Judah and Israel were numerous, as countless as the sand on the seashore. They ate, drank, and were joyful.
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17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for the horses, the flocks of sheep, the herds of cattle, and the donkeys. He provided them with food in exchange for all their livestock that year.
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8 Joseph's entire household, his brothers, and his father's household accompanied him. But they left their children, flocks, and cattle in the land of Goshen.