Genesis 41:2

2 And behold, seven cows, {well built and fat}, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.

Genesis 41:2 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:2

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well
favoured kine, and fatfleshed
Seven cows or heifers, sleek, fat, and plump, goodly to look at; these seemed in the dream, as if they came out of the river, because they were fed with the fruits of the earth, which the overflowing of the river Nile, and its canals, produced: and they fed in a meadow;
adjoining to the river, where there was good pasture for them, and gives a reason of their being in so good a condition.

Genesis 41:2 In-Context

1 And it happened [that] after {two full years} Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he was standing by the Nile.
2 And behold, seven cows, {well built and fat}, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, {ugly and gaunt}, and they stood beside those cows on the bank of the Nile.
4 And the {ugly and gaunt} cows ate the seven {well built and fat} cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of grain, plump and good, were coming out of one stalk.

Footnotes 1

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