Passage

Genesis 41.3

Book: Genesis · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

3. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.

And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5. And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good. (Genesis 41:1-5, ASV)

WEB

At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river. 2. Behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.

3. Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.

The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke. 5. He slept and dreamed a second time: and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good. (Genesis 41:1-5, WEB)

KJV

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

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.

And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5. And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. ^{rank: Heb. fat} (Genesis 41:1-5, KJV)

YLT

And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River, 2. and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat [in] flesh, and they feed among the reeds;

3. and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean [in] flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,

and the kine of bad appearance and lean [in] flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat, and Pharaoh awaketh. 5. And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good, (Genesis 41:1-5, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Lexicon:

H7451 - ra

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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