Genesis 41:4
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:4 in other translations
| BSB | And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up, |
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| WEB | The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke. |
| ASV | And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. |
| YLT | and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat--and Pharaoh awaketh. |
| DARBY | And the kine that were bad-looking and lean-fleshed ate up the seven kine that were fine-looking and fat. And Pharaoh awoke. |
| BBE | And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep. |
| Webster | And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. |
What does Genesis 41:4 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 41:1-8
The means of Joseph's being freed from prison were Pharaoh's dreams, as here related. Now that God no longer speaks to us in that way, it is no matter how little we either heed dreams, or tell them. The telling of foolish dreams can make no better than foolish talk. But these dreams showed that they were sent of God; when he awoke, Pharaoh's spirit was troubled.
Genesis 41:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 41:4
- 1 Kings 3:15
And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
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Context
- 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 41:4
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
- 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 41:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y que las vacas de fea vista y enjutas de carne devoraban á las siete vacas hermosas y muy gordas. Y despertó Faraón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les vaches laides à voir, et pauvres de chair, mangèrent les sept vaches belles à voir, et grasses. Et le Pharaon s’éveilla. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kühe, die häßlich von Ansehen und mager an Fleisch waren, fraßen die sieben Kühe, die schön von Ansehen und fett waren. Und der Pharao erwachte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | devoraveruntque eas, quarum mira species et habitudo corporum erat. Expergefactus Pharao, |