Genesis 41:49
“And Ioseph gathered corne as the sand of the sea, very much, vntill he left numbring: for it was without number.”
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Genesis 41:49 Context
47And in the seuen plenteous yeres the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48And he gathered vp all the foode of the seuen yeeres, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid vp the foode in the cities: the foode of the field which was round about euery citie, laid he vp in the same. 49And Ioseph gathered corne as the sand of the sea, very much, vntill he left numbring: for it was without number. 50And vnto Ioseph were borne two sonnes, before the yeeres of famine came: which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah, Priest of On bare vnto him. 51And Ioseph called the name of the first borne Manasseh: for God, said hee, hath made me forget all my toile, and all my fathers house.
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And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.
- King James Version
Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring {it,} for it was beyond measure.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And Joseph laid up corn as sand of the sea exceeding much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.
- Darby Bible
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
- Webster's Bible
Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
- World English Bible
and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Joseph laid up corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until they left off numbering; for it was without number.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible