Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;
New American Standard Bible
and the lean and
King James Version
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Holman Bible
Then the thin, ugly cows ate the first seven well-fed cows.
International Standard Version
But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!
A Conservative Version
And the lean and ill-favored cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
American Standard Version
and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Amplified
And the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
Darby Translation
And the lean and bad kine ate up the seven first fat kine;
Julia Smith Translation
And the heifers thin and evil will devour the first seven fat heifers.
King James 2000
And the thin and the ill favored cows did eat up the first seven fat cows:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the thin and ugly cows ate the former seven healthy cows.
Modern King James verseion
And the lean and the evil-appearing cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the seven lean and evil favored cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
NET Bible
The lean, bad-looking cows ate up the seven fat cows.
New Heart English Bible
The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,
The Emphasized Bible
Then did the lean and uncomely heifers eat up the first seven fat heifers;
Webster
And the lean and the ill-favored cows ate up the first seven fat cows:
World English Bible
The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,
Youngs Literal Translation
'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Dream » Instances of » Pharaoh
Egypt » History of israel in » Joseph interprets pharaoh's dreams
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » Pharaoh
Joseph » Summary of his life » Unspoiled by sudden prosperity
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is an interpreter of dreams » Of pharaoh
Promotion » Instances of » Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
Servant » Instances of good » Joseph
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 41:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
19 Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt; 20 And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first; 21 And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.