Genesis 41:2

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.41.2", "source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת יְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑ר וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ", "text": "And *wĕ-hinnēh* from *min-ha-yĕʾōr* *ʿōlōt* seven *shebaʿ pārôt* beautiful *yĕpôt marʾeh* and fat *ū-bĕrîʾōt bāśār*; and *wa-tirʿeynāh* in the *bā-ʾāḥû*", "grammar": { "*wĕ-hinnēh*": "waw-conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*min-ha-yĕʾōr*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the river/Nile", "*ʿōlōt*": "qal participle feminine plural - coming up/ascending", "*shebaʿ*": "numeral - seven", "*pārôt*": "noun feminine plural - cows", "*yĕpôt*": "adjective feminine plural construct - beautiful", "*marʾeh*": "noun masculine singular - appearance", "*ū-bĕrîʾōt*": "waw-conjunction + adjective feminine plural construct - and fat", "*bāśār*": "noun masculine singular - flesh", "*wa-tirʿeynāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3fp - and they fed", "*bā-ʾāḥû*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the marsh grass/reeds" }, "variants": { "*ʿōlōt*": "coming up/ascending/emerging", "*yĕpôt marʾeh*": "beautiful in appearance/good-looking", "*bĕrîʾōt bāśār*": "fat of flesh/plump", "*ʾāḥû*": "marsh grass/reed grass/meadow" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת יְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑ר וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ

Transliteration

And wĕ-hinnēh from min-ha-yĕʾōr ʿōlōt seven shebaʿ pārôt beautiful yĕpôt marʾeh and fat ū-bĕrîʾōt bāśār; and wa-tirʿeynāh in the bā-ʾāḥû

Grammar Details

• *wĕ-hinnēh*: waw-conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold
• *min-ha-yĕʾōr*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - from the river/Nile
• *ʿōlōt*: qal participle feminine plural - coming up/ascending
• *shebaʿ*: numeral - seven
• *pārôt*: noun feminine plural - cows
• *yĕpôt*: adjective feminine plural construct - beautiful
• *marʾeh*: noun masculine singular - appearance
• *ū-bĕrîʾōt*: waw-conjunction + adjective feminine plural construct - and fat
• *bāśār*: noun masculine singular - flesh
• *wa-tirʿeynāh*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3fp - and they fed
• *bā-ʾāḥû*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - in the marsh grass/reeds

Word Meanings

• *ʿōlōt*: coming up/ascending/emerging
• *yĕpôt marʾeh*: beautiful in appearance/good-looking
• *bĕrîʾōt bāśār*: fat of flesh/plump
• *ʾāḥû*: marsh grass/reed grass/meadow

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And behold, seven cows, beautiful in appearance and well-fed, came up out of the Nile and began grazing among the reeds.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And saw seven well-favored and fat-fleshed cows come up out of the river, and they grazed in a meadow.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, there came up{H5927} out of the river{H2975} seven{H7651} kine,{H6510} well-favored{H4758} and{H3303} fat-fleshed;{H1277} and they fed{H7462} in the reed-grass.{H260}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And, behold, there came up{H5927}{(H8802)} out of the river{H2975} seven{H7651} well{H3303} favoured{H4758} kine{H6510} and fatfleshed{H1277}{H1320}; and they fed{H7462}{(H8799)} in a meadow{H260}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  .vij. goodly kyne and fatt fleshed and fedd in a medowe.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  goodly kyne, and fatfleshed, and wente fedinge in the medowe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And loe, there came out of the riuer seuen goodly kine and fatfleshed, and they fedde in a medowe:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there came out of the ryuer seuen goodly kyne, and fat fleshed, and fedde in a medowe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, well-favored and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed-grass.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat `in' flesh, and they feed among the reeds;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 19:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.19.6", "source": "וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָר֔וֹת דָּלֲל֥וּ וְחָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י מָצ֑וֹר קָנֶ֥ה וָס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ׃", "text": "And-*heʾeznîḥû* *nĕhārôṯ* *dālălû* and-*ḥārḇû* *yĕʾōrê* *māṣôr* *qāneh* and-*sûp̄* *qāmēlû*", "grammar": { "*heʾeznîḥû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they will become foul/stink", "*nĕhārôṯ*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*dālălû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be low/diminished", "*ḥārḇû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will be dried up", "*yĕʾōrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - canals of", "*māṣôr*": "proper noun - Egypt/fortress", "*qāneh*": "noun, masculine singular - reed/stalk", "*sûp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - reeds/rushes", "*qāmēlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they will wither/dry up" }, "variants": { "*heʾeznîḥû*": "they will become foul/stink/be putrid/emit stench", "*nĕhārôṯ*": "rivers/streams/canals", "*dālălû*": "they will be low/diminished/brought low/thin", "*ḥārḇû*": "they will be dried up/desolate/waste", "*yĕʾōrê*": "canals/channels/Nile streams", "*māṣôr*": "Egypt/fortress/siege/distress", "*qāneh*": "reed/stalk/measuring rod/branch", "*sûp̄*": "reeds/rushes/water plants", "*qāmēlû*": "they will wither/dry up/fade/shrivel" } }