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Genesis 41:4

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And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

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KJV King James Version

And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

WEB World English Bible

The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.

ASV American Standard Version

And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat—and Pharaoh awaketh.

Surrounding context — Genesis 41

1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

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.

4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream.

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