Genesis 41:27

And the seven lean and uncomely heifers that were coming up after them, are seven years, and the seven lean ears, shrivelled by an east wind, will turn out to be—seven years of famine.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

In Context

26The seven good heifers, are, seven years, and, the seven good ears are, seven years,—the dream, is, one.

28The very word that I spake unto Pharaoh, what, God, is about to do, hath he showed unto Pharaoh.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 24:19So David went up, according to the word of Gad, as Yahweh had commanded.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 41:18-33

Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dream. ( b. c. 1715.) 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten… Read the whole commentary →

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