11 occurrences in 10 translations

'Cows' in the Bible

"Sir, you know that the children are frail," Jacob suggested, "and the ewes and cows with me are still nursing their young. If they're driven even for a day, the entire flock will die.

Verse ConceptsTendernessOne DayWeak AnimalsDrivingAnimals SucklingDeath Of CreaturesStrictness

when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

Verse ConceptsFatnessSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside those cows along the bank of the Nile.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsRiver BanksThin BodiesRiver Nile

The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

Verse ConceptsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingThin Bodies

when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsFat AnimalsAnimals EatingRiver Nile

After them, seven other cows—ugly, very sickly, and thin—came up. I’ve never seen such ugly ones as these in all the land of Egypt.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsUnique CreaturesBad Items

Not only that," Pharaoh continued, "after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

Verse ConceptsBad Items

The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads are seven years. The dreams mean the same thing.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsSeven Things

The seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven worthless, scorched heads of grain are seven years of famine.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Characteristics OfSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsOut Of The EastScorchingThin Bodies

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