Genesis 41:3

Genesis 41:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, seven other cows, ugly and thin, came up out of the Nile after them, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly and gaunt, and stood by the other cows on the bank of the river.

Context of Genesis 41:3

1Now at the end of two whole years, Pharaoh was dreaming. Behold, there he was standing by the Nile. 2Then behold, there were seven cows, good-looking and beefy, and they grazed in the reeds. Then behold, there were seven other cows coming up after them from the Nile, ugly and emaciated, and they stood beside the cows at the edge of the Nile. 4Then the ugly emaciated cows ate the seven good-looking beefy cows—and Pharaoh woke up. 5Then he slept and dreamed a second time: behold, there were seven ears of corn coming up on one stalk, plump and good.

Genesis 41:3 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶׁ֧בַע פָּר֣וֹת אֲחֵר֗וֹת עֹל֤וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן֙ מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר רָע֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑ר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה אֵ֥צֶל הַפָּר֖וֹת עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃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
• out of the riverיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• illרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• favouredמַרְאֶהmar'eh · appearanceH4758
• and leanfleshedבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• and leanfleshedדַּקdaq · thinH1851
• and stoodעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• byאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• upon the brinkשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lip: shoreH8193

Cross-references for Genesis 41:3

• Genesis 41:4Then the ugly emaciated cows ate the seven good-looking beefy cows—and Pharaoh woke up.

Commentaries on Genesis 41:3

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Pharaoh's first dream was about cows. Cows often stood half-submerged in the Nile River's reeds to escape the heat and flies. They would leave the water to find grass. The second group of cows worried Pharaoh because they were thin but were able to swallow the fat cows.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. at the end of two full years--It is not certain whether these years are reckoned from the beginning of Joseph's imprisonment, or from the events described in the preceding chapter--most likely the latter. What a long time for Joseph to experience the sickness of hope deferred! But the time of his enlargement came when he had sufficiently learned the lessons of God designed for him; and the plans of Providence were matured. Pharaoh dreamed--"Pharaoh,"…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 41:3

• Dream
• Heathen
• Joseph
• Kine (Bovine)
• Prisoners
• Promotion
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Euphrates River, the River
• Appoint
• Array
• Cry
• Discreet
• Dungeon
• Empty
• Famine
• Fault
• Pharaoh

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