Genesis 41:20
Strong's Lexicon
Then the thin,
הָרַקּ֖וֹת (hā·raq·qō·wṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7534: adj 1) thin, lean

ugly
וְהָרָע֑וֹת (wə·hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions n m 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 2a) evil, distress, adversity 2b) evil, injury, wrong 2c) evil (ethical) n f 3) evil, misery, distress, injury 3a) evil, misery, distress 3b) evil, injury, wrong 3c) evil (ethical)

אֵ֣ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

cows
הַפָּר֔וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: 1) cow, heifer

devoured
וַתֹּאכַ֙לְנָה֙ (wat·tō·ḵal·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume

the seven
שֶׁ֧בַע (še·ḇa‘)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

well-fed
הַבְּרִיאֹֽת׃ (hab·bə·rî·’ōṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1277: 1) fat 2) (TWOT) fat, fatter, fed, firm, plenteous, rank

cows
הַפָּר֛וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: 1) cow, heifer

that were there first.
הָרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹת (hā·ri·šō·nō·wṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7223: adj 1) first, primary, former 1a) former (of time) 1a1) ancestors 1a2) former things 1b) foremost (of location) 1c) first (in time) 1d) first, chief (in degree) adv 2) first, before, formerly, at first

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the thin, ugly cows ate the first seven well-fed cows.

New American Standard Bible
and the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.

King James Bible
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

New Living Translation
These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows.

English Standard Version
And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows,

New American Standard Bible
and the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then the thin, ugly cows ate the first seven well-fed cows.

International Standard Version
But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!

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

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

English Revised Version
and the lean and ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

Young's Literal Translation
'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
















Cross References
Genesis 41:3
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.

Genesis 41:19
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

Genesis 41:21
And 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.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

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

Genesis 41:17
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

Genesis 41:22
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

Genesis 41:23
And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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