16"I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires."


In Context

13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged. "

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

16 "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires."

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.

Genesis 41:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

41:16Joseph answered: Without me, God shall give Pharao a prosperous answer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:16Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, |It isn't in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

41:16and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, 'Without me — God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.