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Genesis 41:18 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass; "
Genesis 41:18
Verse in Context
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16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
17 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river;
18 and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;
19 and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
20 The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
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Genesis 41:1
"At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river."
Genesis 41:2
"Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass."
Genesis 41:3
"Behold, 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."
Genesis 41:4
"The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke."
Genesis 41:5
"He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good."
Genesis 41:6
"Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them."
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