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OET (OET-RV) Then, wow, seven fine-looking and well-fed cows came up out of the river, and they grazed among the reeds.
OET-LV And_see/lo/see from the_Nile [were]_coming_up seven cows good_looking of_appearance and_fat of_flesh and_grazed in/on/at/with_reeds.
UHB וְהִנֵּ֣ה מִן־הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת יְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑ר וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ׃ ‡
(vəhinnēh min-hayəʼor ˊolot sheⱱaˊ pārōt yəfōt marʼeh ūⱱərīʼot bāsār vattirˊeynāh bāʼāḩū.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀνέβαινον ἐπτὰ βόες, καλαὶ τῷ εἴδει, καὶ ἐκλεκταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶ, καὶ ἐβόσκοντο ἐν τῷ Ἄχει.
(Kai idou hōsper ek tou potamou anebainon epta boes, kalai tōi eidei, kai eklektai tais sarxi, kai eboskonto en tōi Aⱪei. )
BrTr And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.[fn]
41:2 The Hebrew word which the LXX. have here written in Greek characters without translating it, is rendered in the place A. V. by meadow, in Job 8. 11, the only other passage where it occurs, by flag.
ULT Then behold, from the river came up seven cows, fine-looking and fat-fleshed, and they grazed among the reeds.
UST Suddenly, seven healthy-looking, fat cows walked up out of the river and started eating the tall grass beside the river.
BSB when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
OEB he saw coming up from the Nile seven cows, good-looking and fat, and they had been feeding in the river grass.
WEBBE Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.
LSV and behold, from the River coming up are seven cows, of beautiful appearance, and fat [in] flesh, and they feed among the reeds;
FBV He saw seven cows coming up from the river. They looked well-fed and healthy as they grazed among the reeds.
T4T Suddenly seven healthy fat cows come up out of the river. They started eating the grass that was on the riverbank.
LEB And behold, seven cows, well built and fat,[fn] were coming up from the Nile, and they grazed among the reeds.
41:2 Literally “beautiful of appearance and healthy of flesh”
BBE And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.
Moff No Moff GEN book available
JPS And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
ASV And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
DRA Out of which came up seven kine, very beautiful and fat: and they fed in marshy places.
YLT and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat [in] flesh, and they feed among the reeds;
Drby And behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fine-looking and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed-grass.
RV And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well favoured and fatfleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.
Wbstr And behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favored cows and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
KJB-1769 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
KJB-1611 And behold, there came vp out of the riuer seuen well fauoured kine, and fat fleshed, and they fed in a medow.
(And behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine, and fat fleshd, and they fed in a medow.)
Bshps And there came out of the ryuer seuen goodly kyne, and fat fleshed, and fedde in a medowe.
(And there came out of the river seven goodly kyne, and fat fleshd, and fedde in a meadow.)
Gnva And loe, there came out of the riuer seuen goodly kine and fatfleshed, and they fedde in a medowe:
(And lo, there came out of the river seven goodly kine and fatfleshed, and they fedde in a meadow: )
Cvdl goodly kyne, and fatfleshed, and wente fedinge in the medowe.
(goodly kyne, and fatfleshed, and went fedinge in the meadow.)
Wycl fro which seuene faire kiyn and ful fatte stieden, and weren fed in the places of mareis;
(fro which seven fair kiyn and full fat stieden, and were fed in the places of mareis;)
Luth und sähe aus dem Wasser steigen sieben schöne fette Kühe, und gingen an der Weide im Grase.
(and sähe out_of to_him water climb seven beautiful fette Kühe, and went at the/of_the Weide in_the Grase.)
ClVg de quo ascendebant septem boves, pulchræ et crassæ nimis: et pascebantur in locis palustribus.[fn]
(de quo ascendebant seven boves, pulchræ and crassæ nimis: and pascebantur in locis palustribus. )
41.2 De quo ascendebant septem boves, etc. HIERON. Q. Hebr. Ecce de fluvio ascendebant septem boves speciosæ ad videndum, etc., usque ad Græcam copulaverunt.
41.2 De quo ascendebant seven boves, etc. HIERON. Q. Hebr. Behold about fluvio ascendebant seven cattle speciosæ to videndum, etc., until to Græcam copulaverunt.
41:1-46 God had used two dreams to identify Joseph as a leader among his brothers (37:5-11). He used two dreams to test Joseph’s faith in prison (40:5-14). Now he would use two dreams to elevate Joseph from prison to preeminence. Joseph had repeatedly proven faithful in small matters; now he would be put in charge of great things.
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
and=see/lo/see!
Alternate translation: “Then suddenly,” or “Then he saw that”
מִן הַיְאֹ֗ר עֹלֹת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע פָּר֔וֹת יְפ֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת בָּשָׂ֑ר
from/more_than the,Nile came_up seven cows ones_sleek_of appearance and,fat flesh/meat
Make sure your translation does not sound like the cows rose up out of the water into the air. Also see how you translated cows in Gen 32:15. Alternate translation: “seven cows that were healthy-looking and well-fed came up out of the river onto the bank” or “seven healthy-looking, well-fed cows came up out of the river onto the bank”
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה בָּאָֽחוּ
and,grazed in/on/at/with,reeds
Alternate translation: “and started grazing on the grass that was there.” or “and started eating the marsh grass beside the river.”