The Meaning of Genesis 41:49 Explained

Genesis 41:49

KJV: And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

YLT: and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.

Darby: And Joseph laid up corn as sand of the sea exceeding much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.

ASV: And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left off numbering; for it was without number.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 41:49?

MEANING: What does Genesis 41:49 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 41:49 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 41:49?

What is the context of Genesis 41:49?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.

What does Genesis 41:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:37-57 - Joseph, Exalted, Prepares For Famine

The Spirit of God was evidently in Joseph, but so far from rendering him a mere visionary, it made him eminently practical. Have your visions of God, but descend from your housetop to answer the men who knock at your door! See Acts 10:1-48. In this story we see reflected the glories of our Lord, who was raised to the throne, to become a Prince and a Savior, the Giver of the Bread of Life to the perishing souls of men. But He sells without money and without price! Joseph's marriage to an Egyptian bride reminds us of our Lord's union with the Gentile Church, on the significance of which Paul so strenuously insists. If you live for God, He will see to your interests. Such joy will be yours that you will forget your sorrows (Manasseh) and become fruitful in the land of affliction (Ephraim). [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 41

¹ Pharaoh has two dreams
⁹ Joseph interprets them
³³ He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married
⁴⁶ The seven years of plenty
⁵⁰ He begets children
⁵³ The famine begins

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:49 mean?

And gathered Joseph grain like the sand of the sea much very until that he stopped counting for [it was] not measurable

וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר יוֹסֵ֥ף בָּ֛ר כְּח֥וֹל הַיָּ֖ם הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד עַ֛ד כִּי־ חָדַ֥ל לִסְפֹּ֖ר כִּי־ אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר

וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר	And gathered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: צָבַר Sense: (Qal) to heap up, pile up.
יוֹסֵ֥ף	Joseph
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄוסֵף Sense: the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel.
בָּ֛ר	grain
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בַּר Sense: corn, grain.
כְּח֥וֹל	like the sand
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֹול Sense: sand.
הַיָּ֖ם	of the sea
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יָם Sense: sea.
הַרְבֵּ֣ה	much
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute Root: הַרְבָּה Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
מְאֹ֑ד	very
Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
עַ֛ד	until
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
כִּי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
חָדַ֥ל	he stopped
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָדַל Sense: to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear.
לִסְפֹּ֖ר	counting
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: סָפַר Sense: to count, recount, relate.
אֵ֥ין	[it was] not
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מִסְפָּֽר	measurable
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מִסְפָּר Sense: number, tale.

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