Genesis 41:2

Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh 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

1At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.

3Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.

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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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