Genesis 41:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 41:3

Pharaoh’s Dreams

1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that ^aPharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river.

2 Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.

3 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

4 And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 He slept and dreamed a second time; and suddenly seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, plump and good.

6 Then behold, seven thin heads, blighted by the ^aeast wind, sprang up after them.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 41:3

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river [Nile], ill favored and gaunt {and} ugly, and stood by the fat cows on the bank of the river [Nile].

Contemporary English Version
Then seven ugly, skinny cows came up out of the river and

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
Then seven other cows came up; they were thin and bony. They came and stood by the other cows on the riverbank,

King James Version
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favored and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

New American Standard Bible
Then behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood by the {other} cows on the bank of the Nile.

New International Version
After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.

New King James Version
Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

Revised Standard Version
And behold, seven other cows, gaunt and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean `in' flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,

New English Translation
Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile,¹ and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river.²

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