Tree of Life Version
Genesis 41:19
19Then all of a sudden, there were seven other cows coming up after them, feeble, very ugly and emaciated. I’ve never seen the likes of these in the whole land of Egypt for ugliness.
Genesis 41:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
- New International Version (NIV)After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt.
Context of Genesis 41:19
17So Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream, there I was, standing by the bank of the Nile. 18And to my surprise, out of the Nile seven cows were coming up, beefy and good-looking, and they grazed in the reeds. Then all of a sudden, there were seven other cows coming up after them, feeble, very ugly and emaciated. I’ve never seen the likes of these in the whole land of Egypt for ugliness. 20Then the emaciated and ugly cows ate the first seven beefy cows. 21When they were devoured, one couldn’t tell that they had been devoured. Their appearance was as ugly as it was at first. Then I woke up.
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וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶֽׁבַע־פָּר֤וֹת אֲחֵרוֹת֙ עֹל֣וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן דַּלּ֨וֹת וְרָע֥וֹת תֹּ֛אַר מְאֹ֖ד וְרַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑ר לֹֽא־רָאִ֧יתִי כָהֵ֛נָּה בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לָרֹֽעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And, behold, sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- kineפָּרָהpârâh · heiferH6510
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- after themאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- poorדַּלָּהdallâh · poorH1803
- and veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- illרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- favouredתֹּ֫אַרtô'ar · appearanceH8389
- and leanfleshedבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
- and leanfleshedרַקraq · thinH7534
- suchהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007
- as I neverלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- in all the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- for badnessרֹעַrôa‛ · evilH7455
Cross-references for Genesis 41:19
Commentaries on Genesis 41:19
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-57Verses 1-57 - Joseph Was Exalted 1. יאר ye'or “river, canal,” mostly applied to the Nile. Some suppose the word to be Coptic. 2. אחוּ 'āchû “sedge, reed-grass, marsh-grass.” This word is probably Coptic. 8. חרטמים charṭumı̂ym ̓̀ exēgētai ̔͂ hierogrammateis “sacred scribes, hieroglyphs.” חרט chereṭ “stylus,” a graving tool. 43. אברך 'abrēk “bend the knee.” In this sense it is put for הברך habrēk imperative hiphil of ברך bārak Those who take the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-32Verses 9-32 God's time for the enlargement of his people is the fittest time. If the chief butler had got Joseph to be released from prison, it is probable he would have gone back to the land of the Hebrews. Then he had neither been so blessed himself, nor such a blessing to his family, as afterwards he proved. Joseph, when introduced to Pharaoh, gives honour to God. Pharaoh had dreamed that he stood upon the bank of the river Nile, and saw the kine, both…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-24Pharaoh recounted his dreams and testified that no human wisdom could interpret them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. behold, seven other kine ... poor and ill-favoured--The cow being the emblem of fruitfulness, the different years of plenty and of famine were aptly represented by the different condition of those kine--the plenty, by the cattle feeding on the richest fodder; and the dearth, by the lean and famishing kine, which the pangs of hunger drove to act contrary to their nature.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Genesis 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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