Genesis 41:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.”

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BSBPD

“After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean <FI>in<Fi> flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 41:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 41:4And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
  2. Genesis 41:20Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

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