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Genesis 41:3

What does Genesis 41:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 41:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean <FI>in<Fi> flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Other seven also came up out of the river, ill-favoured, and lean fleshed: and they fed on the very bank of the river, in green places:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, bad-looking and lean-fleshed, and stood by the kine on the bank of the river.

Context

v.2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

v.3This passage

v.4And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 41:4

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

  • Genesis 41:20

    and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

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