Genesis 41:18 — Meaning and Application

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

Genesis 41:18

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And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, {It is} not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

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

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:

And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

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Genesis 41:1

"And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river."

Genesis 41:2

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

Genesis 41:3

"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."

Genesis 41:4

"And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke."

Genesis 41:5

"And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. {rank: Heb. fat}"

Genesis 41:6

"And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them."

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