Genesis 41:20

20 The lean and ill-favored cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

Genesis 41:20 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 41:20

And the lean and the ill favoured kine
The same as previously described; (See Gill on Genesis 41:4).

Genesis 41:20 In-Context

18 and, behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat-fleshed and well-favored. They fed in the reed-grass,

19 and, behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

20 The lean and ill-favored cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

21 and when they had eaten them up, it couldn't be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22 I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good: