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Genesis 41:49

New American Standard Bible

49 Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure.

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American Standard Version

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

Christian Standard Bible

So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance—like the sand of the sea—that he stopped measuring it because it was beyond measure.

English Standard Version

And Joseph stored up grain in great abundance, like the sand of the sea, until he ceased to measure it, for it could not be measured.

King James Version

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

New International Version

Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.

New King James Version

Joseph gathered very much grain, as the sand of the sea, until he stopped counting, for it was immeasurable.

New Living Translation

He piled up huge amounts of grain like sand on the seashore. Finally, he stopped keeping records because there was too much to measure.

World English Bible

Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.