Study it in the app“And look, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly in form and lean in flesh; I have never seen any like them in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.”
And look,וְהִנֵּהsevenשֶׁבַעotherאֲחֵרוֹתcowsפָּרוֹתcame upעֹלוֹתafter them,אַחֲרֵיהֶןpoorדַּלּוֹתand veryוְ מְאֹדuglyרָעוֹתin formתֹּאַרand leanוְרַקּוֹתin flesh;בָּשָׂרI have never seenלֹא רָאִיתִיany like themכָהֵנָּהin allבְּכָלthe landאֶרֶץof Egyptמִצְרַיִםfor ugliness.לָרֹעַ
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appearsother
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherot” appearscow
Cow, heifer.
Where else “parot” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “olot” appearsthin
Thin, poor-looking.
Where else “dalot” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsbad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appearsform
Form, figure, the shape of the body; appearance.
Where else “toar” appearsthin
Thin, lean.
Where else “rakot” appearsflesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raiti” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appearsugliness
Poor quality, unpleasant look.
Where else “roa” appearsEgypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
18and look, from the Nile there came up seven cows, fat in flesh and beautiful in form, and they grazed in the reed grass.
19 · This verse (above)
20The lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.
1. What it says
What did Pharaoh dream, and what plan did Joseph propose (vv. 1-7, 33-36)?
2. What it means
Why did Pharaoh recognize that the spirit of Elohim was in Joseph (v. 38)?
3. How I live it
What can you wisely prepare today for hard times that might come?
