Genesis 41:2–5
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
And behold, there came vp out of the riuer seuen well fauoured kine, and fat fleshed, and they fed in a medow.
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
And behold, seuen other kine came vp after them out of the riuer, ill fauoured and leane fleshed, and stood by the other kine, vpon the brinke of the riuer.
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
And the ill fauoured and leane fleshed kine, did eate vp the seuen well fauoured and fat kine: So Pharaoh awoke.
And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
And hee slept and dreamed the second time: and beholde, seuen eares of corne came vp vpon one stalke, †ranke and good.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. fat.
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From verse 2
- Isaiah 19:6Rank 1 from verse 2
From verse 3
- Genesis 41:20–21Rank 1 from verse 3
20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
21And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
20And the leane, & the ill fauoured kine, did eate vp the first seuen fat kine.
21And when they had †eaten them vp, it could not bee knowen that they had eaten them, but they were still ill fauoured, as at the beginning: So I awoke.
- Genesis 41:4Rank 2 from verse 3
From verse 4
- 1 Kings 3:15Rank 1 from verse 4
15And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
15And Solomon awoke, and behold, it was a dreame: and he came to Ierusalem, and stood before the Arke of the Couenant of the LORD, and offered vp burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his seruants.
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- Deuteronomy 32:14Rank 1 from verse 5
14Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.
14Butter of kine, & milke of sheepe, with fat of lambes, and rammes of the breed of Bashan, & goats, with the fat of kidneis of wheat, and thou diddest drinke the pure blood of the grape.
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Genesis 41:2
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Cows; mature female cattle.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Low grassy land where animals feed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Genesis 41:3
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Cows; mature female cattle.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The edge, bank, border, or margin of a river, water, or other drop or boundary.
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Genesis 41:4
Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.
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Cows; mature female cattle.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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1. The rich oily bodily substance of an animal. 2. Rich, fertile, abundant, prosperous, or flourishing. 3. Well-fed, plump, or full-bodied. 4. The richest or choicest part or produce of something. 5. Figuratively, dull, insensible, or hardened.
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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of awake (to cease sleeping, or to arouse from sleep or inactivity).
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Genesis 41:5
Past-tense or past-participial form of sleep. Sense 1: Rested in natural sleep. Sense 2: By figure, lay in death.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of dream, meaning to experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.
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Next after the first in order, rank, time, or succession.
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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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1. Grain or cereal produce, whether growing or gathered, and the plants bearing it. 2. A single grain or seed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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The stem, culm or main body of an herbaceous plant.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Full, thick, or luxuriantly grown. 2. An ordered row, formation, or position in a body.
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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.
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1AND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
1¶ And it came to passe at the end of two ful yeeres, that Pharaoh dreamed: and beholde, hee stood by the riuer.
2And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
2And behold, there came vp out of the riuer seuen well fauoured kine, and fat fleshed, and they fed in a medow.
Selected passage3And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.
3And behold, seuen other kine came vp after them out of the riuer, ill fauoured and leane fleshed, and stood by the other kine, vpon the brinke of the riuer.
Selected passage4And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
4And the ill fauoured and leane fleshed kine, did eate vp the seuen well fauoured and fat kine: So Pharaoh awoke.
Selected passage5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
5And hee slept and dreamed the second time: and beholde, seuen eares of corne came vp vpon one stalke, †ranke and good.
Selected passage6And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
6And beholde, seuen thinne eares and blasted with the Eastwind, sprang vp after them.