Genesis 41:18

18 and behold, seven cows, {well built and fat}, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed 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 Then Joseph answered Pharaoh saying, "{It is not in my power}; God will answer [concerning] the well-being of Pharaoh."
17 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "[Now] in my dream, behold, I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18 and behold, seven cows, {well built and fat}, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
19 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, very {ugly and gaunt}--never have I seen [any] as them in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
20 And the thin and ugly cows ate the former seven healthy cows.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "beautiful of appearance and healthy of flesh"
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