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The leanהָרַקּוֹתand uglyוְהָרָעוֹתcowsהַפָּרוֹתate upוַתֹּאכַלְנָהthe firstהָרִאשֹׁנוֹתsevenאֵת שֶׁבַעfatהַבְּרִיאֹתcows.הַפָּרוֹת
Genesis 41:20
Study it in the app“The lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:20, word by word
- The leanרַקּוֹתrakot
thin
Thin, lean.
Where else “rakot” appears- and uglyרָעוֹתraot
bad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appears- cowsפָּרוֹתparot
cow
Cow, heifer.
Where else “parot” appears- ate upתֹּאכַלְנָהtochalna
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochalna” appears- the firstרִאשֹׁנוֹתrishonot
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishonot” appears- sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- fatבְּרִיאֹתberiot
fat
Fat, well fed.
Where else “beriot” appears
The context
19And 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.
20 · This verse (above)
21They went into their bellies, but it could not be known that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ugly just as at the beginning. Then I woke up.
To study Genesis 41 in a group
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?