Genesis 41:2

And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

1Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

3And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:2-9

Pharaoh's Portentous Dream. ( b. c. 1715.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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