Genesis 41:18

18 Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

Genesis 41:18 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:18

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine
Cows or heifers, (See Gill on Genesis 41:2); the account of them is the same here as there, and of the place where they fed, only the words are transposed.

Genesis 41:18 In-Context

16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, "I can't, but God can give Pharaoh the answer that he needs."

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

18 Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

19 Seven other cows came up behind them. These cows were scrawny, very sick, and thin. I've never seen such sickly cows in all of Egypt!

20 The thin, sickly cows ate up the seven well-fed ones.