Genesis 41:4
Strong's Lexicon
And the cows
הַפָּר֗וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: 1) cow, heifer

[that were] sickly
רָע֤וֹת (rā·‘ō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

הַמַּרְאֶה֙ (ham·mar·’eh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)

and thin
וְדַקֹּ֣ת (wə·ḏaq·qōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1851: 1) thin, small, fine, gaunt 1a) thin 1b) small, fine

הַבָּשָׂ֔ר (hab·bā·śār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1320: 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind

אֵ֚ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

ate up
וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה (wat·tō·ḵal·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

the seven
שֶׁ֣בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

sleek
יְפֹ֥ת (yə·p̄ōṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3303: 1) fair, beautiful, handsome

הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה (ham·mar·’eh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4758: 1) sight, appearance, vision 1a) sight, phenomenon, spectacle, appearance, vision 1b) what is seen 1c) a vision (supernatural) 1d) sight, vision (power of seeing)

well-fed
וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת (wə·hab·bə·rî·’ōṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1277: 1) fat 2) (TWOT) fat, fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank

cows.
הַפָּר֔וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: 1) cow, heifer

Then Pharaoh
פַּרְעֹֽה׃ (par·‘ōh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6547: Pharaoh = 'great house' 1) the common title of the king of Egypt

woke up,
וַיִּיקַ֖ץ (way·yî·qaṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3364: 1) (Qal) to awake, awaken, become active

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

Young's 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.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

New Living Translation
Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.

English Standard Version
And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke.

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.

American Standard Version
And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

English Revised Version
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

Young's 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.
















Cross References
Genesis 41:2
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

Genesis 41:3
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

Genesis 41:5
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 41:1
And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

Genesis 41:6
And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

Genesis 41:7
And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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