Genesis 41:27–28
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
And the seuen thin and ill fauoured kine that came vp after them, are seuen yeeres: and the seuen emptie eares blasted with the East wind, shall bee seuen yeeres of famine.
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
This is the thing which I haue spoken vnto Pharaoh: what God is about to doe, he sheweth vnto Pharaoh.
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- 2 Kings 8:1Rank 1 from verse 27
1THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
1¶ Then spake Elisha vnto the woman ( *whose sonne he had restored to life) saying, Arise, and goe thou and thine housholde, and soiourne whersoeuer thou canst soiourne: for the LORD hath called for a famin, and it shall also come vpon the land seuen yeeres.
- 2 Samuel 24:19Rank 2 from verse 27
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- Genesis 41:25Rank 1 from verse 28
- Genesis 41:16Rank 2 from verse 28
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Genesis 41:27
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to the opposite. Slim; small; slender; lean.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Bad, evil, harmful, unfavorable, or disagreeable; badly or wrongly, according to the phrase.
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Cows; mature female cattle.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Periods of twelve months.
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Sense 1: Containing nothing; void, unfilled, destitute, or without effect. Sense 2: To pour out or deprive of contents.
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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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Blighted, withered, scorched, or damaged by a destructive force.
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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.
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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Genesis 41:28
1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.
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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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The one true God.
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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.
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Shows, reveals, declares, or makes known.
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26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
26The seuen good kine are seuen yeeres: and the seuen good eares are seuen yeeres: the dreame is one.
27And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
27And the seuen thin and ill fauoured kine that came vp after them, are seuen yeeres: and the seuen emptie eares blasted with the East wind, shall bee seuen yeeres of famine.
Selected passage28This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
28This is the thing which I haue spoken vnto Pharaoh: what God is about to doe, he sheweth vnto Pharaoh.
Selected passage29Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
29Behold, there come seuen yeeres of great plentie, throughout all the land of Egypt.