Genesis 41:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The uglyרָעֹ֤ות
(ra·'o·vt)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
and gauntוְדַקֹּ֣ת
(ve·dak·kot)
1851: thin, small, finefrom daqaq
cowsהַפָּרֹ֗ות
(hap·pa·ro·vt)
6510: a heifer, cowfrom the same as par
ateוַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה
(vat·to·chal·nah)
398: to eata prim. root
up the sevenשֶׁ֣בַע
(she·va)
7651: sevena prim. card. number
sleekיְפֹ֥ת
(ye·fot)
3303: fair, beautifulfrom yaphah
and fatוְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת
(ve·hab·be·ri·'ot;)
1277: fatadjective from bara
cows.הַפָּרֹ֔ות
(hap·pa·ro·vt,)
6510: a heifer, cowfrom the same as par
Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃
(par·'oh.)
6547: a title of Eg. kingsof foreign origin
awoke.וַיִּיקַ֖ץ
(vai·yi·katz)
3364: to awakea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the ill
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
favoured
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
and leanfleshed
daq  (dak)
crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thin -- dwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
kine
parah  (paw-raw')
a heifer -- cow, heifer, kine.
did eat up
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
the seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
well
yapheh  (yaw-feh')
beautiful -- + beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.
favoured
mar'eh  (mar-eh')
a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision
and fat
bariy'  (baw-ree')
fatted or plump -- fat (fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.
kine
parah  (paw-raw')
a heifer -- cow, heifer, kine.
So Pharaoh
Par`oh  (par-o')
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings -- Pharaoh.
awoke
yaqats  (yaw-kats')
to awake (intransitive) -- (be) awake(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.

King James Bible
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

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

International Standard Version
But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.

NET Bible
The bad-looking, thin cows ate the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The cows that were sickly and skinny ate the seven nice-looking, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

King James 2000 Bible
And the ill favored and thin cows did eat up the seven well favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
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