Study it in the app“And look, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly in appearance and thin in flesh, and they stood beside the other cows on the bank of the Nile.”
And look,וְהִנֵּהsevenשֶׁבַעotherאֲחֵרוֹתcowsפָּרוֹתcame upעֹלוֹתafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶןfrom the Nile,מִן הַיְאֹרuglyרָעוֹתin appearanceמַרְאֶהand thinוְדַקּוֹתin flesh,בָּשָׂרand they stoodוַתַּעֲמֹדְנָהbesideאֵצֶלthe other cowsהַפָּרוֹתon the bankעַל שְׂפַתof the Nile.הַיְאֹר
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” appearsNile
See it on the mapWhere else “yeor” appearsbad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appearsappearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appearsthin
With little flesh or thickness, weak-looking.
Where else “dakot” appearsflesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “taamodna” appearsbeside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appearsedge
The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.
Where else “sefat” appearsNile
Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean
Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.
Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).
2And look, from the Nile there came up seven cows, beautiful in appearance and fat in flesh, and they grazed in the reed grass.
3 · This verse (above)
4The cows ugly in appearance and thin in flesh ate up the seven cows beautiful in appearance and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.
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?
