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Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the ugly, thin cows ate up the seven attractive, plump cows. And Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven fine looking and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the ugly and thin cows ate the seven fine-looking and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the ugly and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the ugly and gaunt <i>and</i> raw-boned cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sickly, thin cows ate the healthy, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />ate the fat, healthy cows. When this happened, the king woke up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The cows that were sickly and skinny ate the seven nice-looking, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and the thin cows ate up the fat cows. Then the king woke up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The bad-looking, thin cows ate the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The miserable-looking and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the cows of bad appearance and lean [in] flesh eat up the seven cows of beautiful appearance, and fat—and Pharaoh awakens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat -- and Pharaoh awaketh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the heifers evil of look and thin of flesh, will devour the seven heifers fair of look, and fat. And Pharaoh will awake.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they devoured them, whose bodies were very beautiful and well conditioned. So Pharao awoke. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they devoured those whose appearance and condition of body was so wonderful. Pharaoh, having been awakened,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the poor-looking, gaunt cows devoured the seven fine-looking, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The ugly and thin cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. And Pharaoh awoke.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the ill-favored and lean cows ate up the seven beautiful and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the cows that were bad in their appearance and skinny in their flesh ate the seven cows that were excellent in their appearance and fat in their flesh, and Pharaoh woke up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/41-4.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=10309" 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">The Dreams of Pharaoh</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6510.htm" title="6510: hap·pā·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">And the cows</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘ō·wṯ (Adj-fpc) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">that were sickly</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ham·mar·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1851.htm" title="1851: wə·ḏaq·qōṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fpc) -- Thin, small, fine. From daqaq; crushed, i.e. small or thin.">and thin</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: hab·bā·śār (Art:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wat·tō·ḵal·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">devoured</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.">the seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3303.htm" title="3303: yə·p̄ōṯ (Adj-fpc) -- Fair, beautiful. From yaphah; beautiful.">sleek,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4758.htm" title="4758: ham·mar·’eh (Art:: N-ms) -- Sight, appearance, vision. From ra'ah; a view; also an appearance, whether a shape, or a vision."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1277.htm" title="1277: wə·hab·bə·rî·’ōṯ (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-fp) -- Fat. From bara'; fatted or plump.">well-fed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6510.htm" title="6510: hap·pā·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">cows.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Then Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/3364.htm" title="3364: way·yî·qaṣ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To awake. A primitive root; to awake.">woke up,</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.…<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="/exodus/7-12.htm">Exodus 7:12</a></span><br />Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Daniel 2:1-3</a></span><br />In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him. / So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, / he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-5.htm">Daniel 4:5-7</a></span><br />I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me. / So I issued a decree that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. / When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers, and diviners came in, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me.<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="/daniel/2-28.htm">Daniel 2:28-30</a></span><br />But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. Your dream and the visions that came into your mind as you lay on your bed were these: / As you lay on your bed, O king, your thoughts turned to the future, and the Revealer of Mysteries made known to you what will happen. / And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-18.htm">Daniel 4:18</a></span><br />This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me the interpretation, because none of the wise men of my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you are able, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you.”<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="/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12-13</a></span><br />And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. / 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="/1_kings/3-5.htm">1 Kings 3:5</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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-17.htm">Daniel 1:17</a></span><br />To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and 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="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">1 Corinthians 12:10</a></span><br />to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the ill favored and skinney cows did eat up the seven well favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.</p><p class="hdg">So Pharaoh awoke.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/3-15.htm">1 Kings 3:15</a></b></br> And Solomon awoke; and, behold, <i>it was</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/28-16.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/genesis/40-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fine-Looking</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Gaunt</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Ill-Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-27.htm">Ill-Favoured</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Leanfleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/37-25.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/41-1.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Sleek</a> <a href="/genesis/39-14.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Ugly</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Well-Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Well-Favoured</a> <a href="/acts/16-27.htm">Woke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/41-21.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/genesis/41-20.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Awaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Awoke</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/genesis/41-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Fine-Looking</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Gaunt</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Ill-Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Ill-Favoured</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Leanfleshed</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Sleek</a> <a href="/genesis/41-5.htm">Sleep</a> <a href="/genesis/41-6.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/genesis/41-19.htm">Ugly</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Well-Favored</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Well-Favoured</a> <a href="/genesis/41-7.htm">Woke</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 imagery of cows is significant in ancient Egypt, where cattle were a symbol of wealth and prosperity. The sickly and thin cows represent a period of famine, while the well-fed cows symbolize years of abundance. This dream foreshadows the seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine in Egypt. The act of the thin cows devouring the well-fed ones suggests the severity of the famine, which would consume the surplus of the abundant years. This imagery also highlights the theme of divine revelation through dreams, a common motif in the Joseph narrative. The dream's interpretation by Joseph demonstrates God's sovereignty and His ability to reveal future events to His chosen servants.<p><b>Then Pharaoh woke up,</b><br>Pharaoh waking up signifies the end of the dream and the beginning of his quest for understanding its meaning. In the ancient Near East, dreams were often considered messages from the divine, and Pharaoh's reaction indicates the importance he placed on this vision. His inability to interpret the dream himself or through his magicians sets the stage for Joseph's rise to power. This moment is pivotal in the narrative, as it leads to Joseph's introduction to Pharaoh and his eventual appointment as a ruler in Egypt. The waking of Pharaoh can also be seen as a metaphor for the awakening of God's plan for Joseph and the preservation of the Israelites during the coming famine.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who experiences troubling dreams that none of his wise men can interpret, leading to Joseph's rise to power.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joseph.htm">Joseph</a></b><br>A Hebrew man who is in prison at the time of Pharaoh's dreams but is later called upon to interpret them, ultimately becoming a powerful leader in Egypt.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The setting of the account, a powerful ancient civilization where Joseph's account unfolds.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_dream.htm">The Dream</a></b><br>Pharaoh's dream of seven ugly and gaunt cows eating seven sleek and well-fed cows, symbolizing seven years of famine following seven years of abundance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nile_river.htm">The Nile River</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the source of Egypt's prosperity and is implicitly connected to the imagery of cows, which were often associated with the Nile.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_dreams.htm">God's Sovereignty in Dreams</a></b><br>The dreams given to Pharaoh were a divine revelation, showing that God is in control of the future and uses dreams to communicate His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_wisdom.htm">Preparation and Wisdom</a></b><br>Joseph's interpretation and subsequent actions demonstrate the importance of preparing for future challenges with wisdom and discernment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>Joseph's rise to power after years of hardship illustrates the importance of trusting in God's timing and His plans for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_in_times_of_famine.htm">Provision in Times of Famine</a></b><br>The account encourages believers to trust in God's provision, even in times of scarcity or difficulty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faithful_stewardship.htm">The Role of Faithful Stewardship</a></b><br>Joseph's management of resources during the years of abundance and famine highlights the importance of faithful stewardship of what God provides.<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/are_prophetic_dreams_divinely_sourced.htm">Do prophetic dreams originate from a divine source?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_dreams.htm">What does the Bible say about interpreting dreams?</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/how_did_joseph_rise_to_power_in_egypt.htm">How did Joseph rise to power in Egypt?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the ill-favored and lean fleshed kine did eat up the seven we favored and fat kine</span> - without there being any effect to show that they had eaten them (ver. 21). <span class="cmt_word">So</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">Pharaoh awoke.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/41-4.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">And the cows</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּר֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">[that were] sickly</span><br /><span class="heb">רָע֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and thin</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַקֹּ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏaq·qōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1851.htm">Strong's 1851: </a> </span><span class="str2">Crushed, small, thin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·ḵal·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_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the 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">sleek,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">well-fed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hab·bə·rî·’ōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural<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">cows.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפָּר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hap·pā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | 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">Then Pharaoh</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woke up,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּיקַ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yî·qaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3364.htm">Strong's 3364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To awake</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/41-4.htm">Genesis 41:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/41-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 41:4 The ugly and thin cattle ate up (Gen. 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