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and they fed in a meadow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and behold, seven cows, fat and fine-looking came up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the marsh grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and behold, seven cows, fat and sleek came up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the marsh grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and behold, seven cows, fat and sleek came up out of the Nile; and they grazed in the marsh grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and behold, seven cows, fat and sleek came up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and seven fat, sleek <i>and</i> handsome cows came up out of the river, and they grazed in the reed grass [of a marshy pasture].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and grazed among the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river, and they began feeding on the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />when seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the river and began feeding on the grass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and all of a sudden seven healthy, plump, beautiful cows emerged from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds that line the bank.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And look, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, there came out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed, and well-favored; and they fed in a meadow:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and behold, out of the River coming up are seven cows, fat [in] flesh, and of beautiful form, and they feed among the reeds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat in flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, from the river came up seven heifers, fat of flesh and fair of form, and they will feed in marsh grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And seven kine came up out of the river exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and seven cows climbed up from the river, exceedingly beautiful and full of flesh. And they grazed in a pasture of a marshy greenery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />when up from the Nile came seven cows, fat and well-formed; they grazed in the reed grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and seven cows, fat and sleek, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, there came up out of the river seven fat and beautiful cows; and they fed in a meadow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And behold, from the river seven cows arise, fat in their flesh and their appearance excellent, and they feed in a meadow:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in the reedgrass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/41-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=10421" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile, <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: še·ḇa‘ (Number-fs) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">when seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/6510.htm" title="6510: pā·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">cows,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1277.htm" title="1277: bə·rî·’ō·wṯ (Adj-fpc) -- Fat. From bara'; fatted or plump.">well-fed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bā·śār (N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: wî·p̄ōṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fpc) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">and sleek,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8389.htm" title="8389: tō·’ar (N-ms) -- Outline, form. From ta'ar; outline, i.e. Figure or appearance."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ō·lōṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">came up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975: hay·’ōr (Art:: N-ms) -- Stream (of the Nile), stream, canal. ">the river</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: wat·tir·‘e·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">and began to graze</a> <a href="/hebrew/260.htm" title="260: bā·’ā·ḥū (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Reeds, rushes. Of uncertain derivation; a bulrush or any marshy grass.">among the reeds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">Daniel 2:31-35</a></span><br />As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome. / The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze, / its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-10.htm">Daniel 4:10-18</a></span><br />In these visions of my mind as I was lying in bed, I saw this come to pass: There was a tree in the midst of the land, and its height was great. / The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth. / Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit was abundant, and upon it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, in its branches the birds of the air nested, and from it every creature was fed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-10</a></span><br />Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-17.htm">Psalm 105:17-22</a></span><br />He sent a man before them—Joseph, sold as a slave. / They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons, / until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-15.htm">Job 33:15-18</a></span><br />In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds, / He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings / to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5-15</a></span><br />One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!” / Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart. And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day. / And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-17.htm">Acts 2:17</a></span><br />‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-28.htm">Joel 2:28</a></span><br />And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-19.htm">Matthew 27:19</a></span><br />While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Daniel 7:1-3</a></span><br />In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account. / Daniel declared: “In my vision in the night I looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. / Then four great beasts came up out of the sea, each one different from the others:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-12.htm">Job 4:12-16</a></span><br />Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it. / In disquieting visions in the night, when deep sleep falls on men, / fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-20.htm">Matthew 1:20</a></span><br />But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-9.htm">Acts 16:9-10</a></span><br />During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” / As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and well favored; and they fed in a meadow:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1-3,5,8</a></b></br> The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs <i>were</i> set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fatfleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fat-Fleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/39-6.htm">Form</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Good-Looking</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Grazed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Marsh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Meadow</a> <a href="/genesis/41-17.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Reed-Grass</a> <a href="/genesis/41-17.htm">River</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">River-Grass</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Sleek</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Well-Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">Well-Favoured</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/genesis/41-20.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fatfleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fat-Fleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/47-17.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-26.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-27.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Form</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-2.htm">Good-Looking</a> <a href="/exodus/5-12.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/exodus/22-5.htm">Grazed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Marsh</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-4.htm">Meadow</a> <a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-15.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/job/8-11.htm">Reed-Grass</a> <a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">River</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">River-Grass</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-15.htm">Sleek</a> <a href="/daniel/1-4.htm">Well-Favored</a> <a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Well-Favoured</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Pharaoh has two dreams.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-9.htm">Joseph interprets them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-33.htm">He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-46.htm">The seven years of plenty.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-50.htm">He begets children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">53. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">The famine begins.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The number seven often symbolizes completeness or perfection in the Bible, as seen in the seven days of creation. The well-fed and sleek cows represent a period of abundance and prosperity. In ancient Egypt, cattle were a significant measure of wealth and economic stability, reflecting the importance of agriculture and livestock in their society. This imagery foreshadows the seven years of plenty that Egypt would experience.<p><b>came up from the river</b><br>The Nile River was the lifeblood of Egypt, providing water, transportation, and fertile soil for agriculture. The river's annual flooding was crucial for sustaining crops. In Pharaoh's dream, the cows emerging from the river symbolize the prosperity that the Nile would bring. The Nile's significance is echoed throughout the Bible, highlighting its role in sustaining life and its connection to God's provision.<p><b>and began to graze among the reeds.</b><br>Reeds, or papyrus plants, were common along the Nile's banks and were used for various purposes, including making paper. The image of cows grazing among the reeds suggests a scene of peace and abundance. This peaceful grazing contrasts with the later part of the dream, where lean cows devour the well-fed ones, symbolizing the impending famine. The peaceful scene also reflects God's provision and care for His creation, a theme seen throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God is depicted as a shepherd leading His flock to green pastures.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who has troubling dreams that need interpretation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man, known for his ability to interpret dreams, who is called upon to explain Pharaoh's dreams.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nile_river.htm">The Nile River</a></b><br>A significant geographical feature in Egypt, symbolizing life and sustenance, from which the cows emerge.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seven_cows.htm">The Seven Cows</a></b><br>Representing seven years of abundance in Pharaoh's dream, they are described as well-fed and sleek.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_reeds.htm">The Reeds</a></b><br>The location where the cows graze, symbolizing the prosperity and fertility of the land during the years of abundance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>God's hand is evident in the events of Joseph's life, reminding us that He is sovereign over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_discernment.htm">Wisdom and Discernment</a></b><br>Like Joseph, we should seek God's wisdom in interpreting the events and challenges in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_stewardship.htm">Preparation and Stewardship</a></b><br>The dream's message of abundance followed by famine teaches the importance of preparing and wisely managing resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Joseph's faithfulness, even in prison, led to his elevation. We are encouraged to remain faithful in our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_timing.htm">God's Timing</a></b><br>Joseph's rise to power came at the right time, illustrating that God's timing is perfect and often beyond our understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_prophecies_in_the_bible.htm">What are Jacob's prophecies in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_7_thin_cows_eat_7_healthy_cows.htm">Genesis 41:1-7: How is it scientifically or naturally possible for seven emaciated cows to devour seven healthy cows?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_springs_appear_in_levant_as_in_isaiah_35_7.htm">Given the severe desert conditions of the Levant, is there any record of water springs appearing as described in Isaiah 35:7?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_permissive_will_of_god.htm">What causes the Euphrates River to dry up?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">In a meadow</span>.--Heb., <span class= "ital">in the marsh-grass, </span>as in <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm" title="And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored cows and fat; and they fed in a meadow.">Genesis 41:2</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/41-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">when seven</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣בַע</span> <span class="translit">(še·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cows,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(pā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6510.htm">Strong's 6510: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heifer, cow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">well-fed</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיא֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1277.htm">Strong's 1277: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fatted, plump</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and sleek,</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיפֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(wî·p̄ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fair, beautiful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came up</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the river</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיְאֹ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(hay·’ōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2975.htm">Strong's 2975: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nile -- a channel, a fosse, canal, shaft, the Nile, the Tigris</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and began to graze</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tir·‘e·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among the reeds.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָֽחוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_260.htm">Strong's 260: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bulrush, any marshy grass</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/41-18.htm">Genesis 41:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 41:18 And behold there came up out (Gen. 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