Genesis 41:20

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.41.20", "source": "וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ הַפָּר֔וֹת הָרַקּ֖וֹת וְהָרָע֑וֹת אֵ֣ת שֶׁ֧בַע הַפָּר֛וֹת הָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃", "text": "*wa-ttōʾḵalnāh* the-*pārôt* the-*raqqôt* *wə-hārāʿôt* *ʾēt* seven the-*pārôt* the-*riʾšōnôt* the-*bərîʾōt*.", "grammar": { "*wa-ttōʾḵalnāh*": "conjunction + 3rd feminine plural imperfect, Qal - and they ate", "*pārôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the cows/heifers", "*raqqôt*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the thin", "*wə-hārāʿôt*": "conjunction + feminine plural adjective with definite article - and the evil/bad", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*riʾšōnôt*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the first", "*bərîʾōt*": "feminine plural adjective with definite article - the fat/healthy" }, "variants": { "*raqqôt*": "thin/lean/gaunt", "*rāʿôt*": "bad/evil/unpleasant/disagreeable", "*riʾšōnôt*": "first/former/previous", "*bərîʾōt*": "fat/healthy/plump" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ הַפָּר֔וֹת הָרַקּ֖וֹת וְהָרָע֑וֹת אֵ֣ת שֶׁ֧בַע הַפָּר֛וֹת הָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת הַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃

Transliteration

wa-ttōʾḵalnāh the-pārôt the-raqqôt wə-hārāʿôt ʾēt seven the-pārôt the-riʾšōnôt the-bərîʾōt.

Grammar Details

• *wa-ttōʾḵalnāh*: conjunction + 3rd feminine plural imperfect, Qal - and they ate
• *pārôt*: feminine plural noun with definite article - the cows/heifers
• *raqqôt*: feminine plural adjective with definite article - the thin
• *wə-hārāʿôt*: conjunction + feminine plural adjective with definite article - and the evil/bad
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *riʾšōnôt*: feminine plural adjective with definite article - the first
• *bərîʾōt*: feminine plural adjective with definite article - the fat/healthy

Word Meanings

• *raqqôt*: thin/lean/gaunt
• *rāʿôt*: bad/evil/unpleasant/disagreeable
• *riʾšōnôt*: first/former/previous
• *bərîʾōt*: fat/healthy/plump

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'And the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven fat cows that came up first.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the thin and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the.vij. leane and euell fauored kyne ate vpp the first.vij. fatt ky

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the seuen leene and euell fauoured kyne, ate vp the seuen first fat kyne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the leane and euilfauoured kine did eate vp the first seuen fat kine.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the seuen leane and yll fauoured kyne, did eate vp the first seuen fat kine:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The lean and ill-favored cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;

• World English Bible (2000)

  The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The lean, bad-looking cows ate up the seven fat cows.