Genesis 41:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.”
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BSBPD
“Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 41:20 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:19The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
- Genesis 41:3After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.
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