Genesis 41:3
1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
- KJV
- And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
- WEB
- Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
- ASV
- And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
- DARBY
- And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, bad-looking and lean-fleshed, and stood by the kine on the bank of the river.
- BLB
- And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the River, ugly of appearance and thin of flesh, and they stood beside the cows on the edge of the River.
- ÅB
- Og etter dem steg det opp av elven syv andre kyr, stygge å se til og magre, og de sto ved siden av de andre kyr på elvebredden.
- OTB
- Så kom det opp sju andre kyr etter dem fra Nilen, stygge og magre, og de stod ved siden av de andre kyrne på elvebredden.
- B1930
- Og efter dem steg det op av elven syv andre kyr, stygge å se til og magre, og de stod ved siden av de andre kyr på elvebredden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 41:20–21
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Read in contextGenesis 41:4
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
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