Genesis 41:2

2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.

Genesis 41:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
ESV
2 and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass.
NLT
2 In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.
MSG
2 Seven cows came up out of the Nile, all shimmering with health, and grazed on the marsh grass.
CSB
2 when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds.

Genesis 41:2 In-Context

1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,
2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
4 And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 26; Jeremiah 5:28
  • 2. ver 18; Exodus 2:3; Job 40:21; Isaiah 19:6
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