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The cowsהַפָּרוֹתuglyרָעוֹתin appearanceהַמַּרְאֶהand thinוְדַקֹּתin fleshהַבָּשָׂרate upוַתֹּאכַלְנָהthe sevenאֵת שֶׁבַעcowsהַפָּרוֹתbeautifulיְפֹתin appearanceהַמַּרְאֶהand fat.וְהַבְּרִיאֹתThen Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהwoke up.יִּיקַץ
Genesis 41:4
Study it in the app“The cows ugly in appearance and thin in flesh ate up the seven cows beautiful in appearance and fat. Then Pharaoh woke up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 41:4, word by word
- The cowsפָּרוֹתparot
cow
Cow, heifer.
Where else “parot” appears- uglyרָעוֹתraot
bad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “raot” appears- in appearanceמַּרְאֶהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- and thinדַקֹּתdakot
thin
With little flesh or thickness, weak-looking.
Where else “dakot” appears- in fleshבָּשָׂרbasar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “basar” appears- ate upתֹּאכַלְנָהtochalna
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochalna” appears- the sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- beautifulיְפֹתyefot
beautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yefot” appears- and fatבְּרִיאֹתberiot
fat
Fat, well fed.
Where else “beriot” appears- Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- woke upיִּיקַץyikats
wake up
Wake up, awake.
Where else “yikats” appears
The context
3And 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.
4 · This verse (above)
5He fell asleep and dreamed a second time, and look, seven ears of grain were coming up on one stalk, plump and good.
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?