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Genesis 41:1–3

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Pharaoh’s Dreams

41When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:e He was standing by the Nile,f 2when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat,g and they grazed among the reeds.h 3After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.

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  1. eSee Ge 20:3
  2. fver 17; See Ge 2:14; Ex 1:22; 2:5; 7:15
  3. gver 26; Jer 5:28
  4. hver 18; Ex 2:3; Job 40:21; Isa 19:6

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

After two whole years, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile, and behold, there came up out of the Nile seven cows, attractive and plump, and they fed in the reed grass. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At the end of two years Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile, when seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside those cows along the bank of the Nile.

NLTNew Living Translation

Two full years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing on the bank of the Nile River. In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass. Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And it happened that after two full years Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he was standing by the Nile. And behold, seven cows, well built and fat, were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds. And behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood beside those cows on the bank of the Nile.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 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.