Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
New American Standard Bible
The ugly and
King James Version
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
International Standard Version
But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.
A Conservative Version
And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
American Standard Version
And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Amplified
Then the ugly and gaunt and raw-boned cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
Bible in Basic English
And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.
Darby Translation
And the kine that were bad-looking and lean-fleshed ate up the seven kine that were fine-looking and fat. And Pharaoh awoke.
Julia Smith Translation
And the heifers evil of look and thin of flesh, will devour the seven heifers fair of look, and fat. And Pharaoh will awake.
King James 2000
And the ill favored and thin cows did eat up the seven well favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the {ugly and gaunt} cows ate the seven {well built and fat} cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.
Modern King James verseion
And the evil-appearing and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven beautifully formed and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the evil favored and lean fleshed cows ate up the seven well favored and fat cows: and he awoke therewith.
NET Bible
The bad-looking, thin cows ate the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
New Heart English Bible
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
The Emphasized Bible
Then did the heifers that were uncomely in appearance, and lean in flesh, eat up, the seven heifers that were comely in appearance and fat. So Pharaoh awoke.
Webster
And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
World English Bible
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat -- and Pharaoh awaketh.
Themes
Bible stories for children » The boy captive who became prime minister
Dream » Instances of » Pharaoh
Dreams » Mentioned in scripture, of » Pharaoh
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » Pharaoh
Joseph » Son of jacob » Is an interpreter of dreams » Of pharaoh
Kine (bovine) » Pharaoh's dream of
Promotion » Instances of » Joseph, from imprisoned slave to prince
Seven » Years » A famine lasted in egypt for
Seven » Years » Of abundance for
Seven » Miscellany of sevens » Seven cows and seven ears of grain in pharaoh's vision
Interlinear
Ra`
Mar'eh
מראה
Mar'eh
appearance, sight, countenance, vision, favoured, look upon, fair ,
Usage: 104
Sheba`
Yapheh
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 41:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams
3 After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside those cows along the bank of the Nile. 4 The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. 5 He fell asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.
Names
Cross References
1 Kings 3:15
Then Solomon woke up