18when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.


In Context

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."

16 "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires."

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.

19 After them, seven other cows came up-scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.

20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

Genesis 41:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

41:18And seven kine came up out of the river exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

41:18and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored: and they fed in the reed-grass:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:18And behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and of fine form, and they fed in the reed-grass.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

41:18and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:18And behold, there came out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed, and well-favored; and they fed in a meadow:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

41:18and behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat and sleek. They fed in the marsh grass,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

41:18and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat in flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

41:18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and well favored; and they fed in a meadow: