Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine. New Living Translation The seven thin, scrawny cows that came up later and the seven thin heads of grain, withered by the east wind, represent seven years of famine. English Standard Version The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind are also seven years of famine. Berean Standard Bible Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine. King James Bible And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. New King James Version And the seven thin and ugly cows which came up after them are seven years, and the seven empty heads blighted by the east wind are seven years of famine. New American Standard Bible The seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. NASB 1995 “The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. NASB 1977 “And the seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind shall be seven years of famine. Legacy Standard Bible And the seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven lean ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. Amplified Bible The seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years; and also the seven thin ears, dried up and scorched by the east wind, they are seven years of famine and hunger. Christian Standard Bible The seven thin, sickly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind are seven years of famine. Holman Christian Standard Bible The seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven worthless, scorched heads of grain are seven years of famine.” American Standard Version And the seven lean and ill-favored kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine. Contemporary English Version The seven skinny, ugly cows that came up later also stand for seven years, as do the seven bad heads of grain that were scorched by the desert wind. The dreams mean there will be seven years when there won't be enough grain. English Revised Version And the seven lean and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine. GOD'S WORD® Translation The seven thin, sickly cows that came up behind them are seven years. The seven empty heads of grain scorched by the east wind are also seven years. Seven years of famine are coming. Good News Translation The seven thin cows which came up later and the seven thin heads of grain scorched by the desert wind are seven years of famine. International Standard Version The seven gaunt cows that arose after the healthy cows are seven years, as are the seven gaunt ears scorched by the east wind. There will be seven years of famine. Majority Standard Bible Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind?they are seven years of famine. NET Bible The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent seven years of famine. New Heart English Bible And the seven thin and miserable-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind. They are seven years of famine. Webster's Bible Translation And the seven thin and ill-favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind will be seven years of famine. World English Bible The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the seven thin and bad cows which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine; Young's Literal Translation and the seven thin and bad kine which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine; Smith's Literal Translation And the seven heifers, thin and evil, coming up after them, they are seven years; and the seven ears, thin, blasted by the east, shall be seven years of famine. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the seven lean and thin kine that came up after them, and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the burning wind, are seven years of famine to come: Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, the seven thin and emaciated cows, which ascended after them, and the seven thin ears of grain, which were struck with the burning wind, are seven approaching years of famine. New American Bible The seven thin, bad cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind; they are seven years of famine. New Revised Standard Version The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, as are the seven empty ears blighted by the east wind. They are seven years of famine. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the seven lean and ill-favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven thin ears blasted by the east wind shall be seven years of famine. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the seven sickly and ill cows that came up after them are seven years and the seven thin ears that were blasted with the hot wind, they will be seven years of famine.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the seven lean and ill-favoured kine that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind; they shall be seven years of famine. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the seven thin kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall be seven years of famine. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Joseph Interprets Pharaoh's Dreams…26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning. 27Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind— they are seven years of famine. 28It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.… Cross References Exodus 7:19-21 And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. / The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt. Exodus 9:3-7 then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks. / But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’” / The LORD set a time, saying, “Tomorrow the LORD will do this in the land.” ... Exodus 10:15 They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt. 2 Kings 8:1-2 Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. 2 Kings 25:1-3 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. Jeremiah 14:1-6 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: / “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. ... Jeremiah 52:4-6 So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. Ezekiel 4:16-17 Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity. Ezekiel 5:16-17 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.” Joel 1:4-7 What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. / Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. / For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness. ... Amos 4:6-9 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... Haggai 1:10-11 Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops. / I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.” Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Luke 4:25 But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land. Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. Treasury of Scripture And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. seven years of famine. 2 Samuel 24:19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded. 2 Kings 8:1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. Jump to Previous Afterward Bad Blasted Cattle Cows Dry Ears East Empty Famine Favored Food Gaunt Grain Heads Ill Ill-Favored Ill-Favoured Lean Parched Scorched Seven Thin Ugly Wasted WindJump to Next Afterward Bad Blasted Cattle Cows Dry Ears East Empty Famine Favored Food Gaunt Grain Heads Ill Ill-Favored Ill-Favoured Lean Parched Scorched Seven Thin Ugly Wasted WindGenesis 41 1. Pharaoh has two dreams.9. Joseph interprets them. 33. He gives Pharaoh counsel, and is highly advanced, and married. 46. The seven years of plenty. 50. He begets children. 53. The famine begins. Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years This phrase is part of Joseph's interpretation of Pharaoh's dream. The seven thin, ugly cows represent seven years of famine that will follow seven years of abundance. In ancient Egypt, cattle were a symbol of wealth and prosperity, making the image of thin, ugly cows particularly striking as a representation of scarcity and hardship. This interpretation highlights the cyclical nature of agricultural societies, where periods of plenty are often followed by times of need. The number seven is significant in biblical literature, often symbolizing completeness or divine perfection, suggesting that the famine will be a complete and divinely ordained period of testing. and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind they are seven years of famine Persons / Places / Events 1. JosephThe son of Jacob, who is interpreting Pharaoh's dreams in Egypt. He is known for his ability to interpret dreams, which he attributes to God. 2. Pharaoh The ruler of Egypt who has troubling dreams that none of his magicians or wise men can interpret, leading him to call upon Joseph. 3. Egypt The land where this event takes place, a powerful and influential nation during this time period. 4. Seven Lean, Ugly Cows Part of Pharaoh's dream, representing seven years of famine that will follow seven years of abundance. 5. Seven Worthless Heads of Grain Another element of Pharaoh's dream, also symbolizing the seven years of famine. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in HistoryThe interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams highlights God's control over future events and His ability to reveal them to His chosen servants. Preparation and Wisdom Joseph's advice to store grain during the years of abundance teaches the importance of wise stewardship and preparation for future challenges. Trust in God's Provision Despite the impending famine, God's plan includes provision and preservation for His people, encouraging believers to trust in His care. The Role of Suffering The famine serves a greater purpose in God's plan, reminding us that suffering can be used for growth and fulfillment of divine purposes. Faithfulness in Adversity Joseph's faithfulness in interpreting the dream and managing the crisis demonstrates the importance of remaining faithful to God in difficult times. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Moreover, the sevenוְשֶׁ֣בַע (wə·še·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number thin, הָֽרַקּ֨וֹת (hā·raq·qō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7534: Thin, only, altogether, surely ugly וְהָרָעֹ֜ת (wə·hā·rā·‘ōṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil cows הַ֠פָּרוֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6510: A heifer, cow that came up הָעֹלֹ֣ת (hā·‘ō·lōṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively after them אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ן (’a·ḥă·rê·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part are seven שֶׁ֤בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years, שָׁנִים֙ (šā·nîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year and so are הֵ֔נָּה (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves the seven וְשֶׁ֤בַע (wə·še·ḇa‘) Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number worthless הָרֵק֔וֹת (hā·rê·qō·wṯ) Article | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 7386: Empty, worthless heads of grain הַֽשִׁבֳּלִים֙ (ha·šib·bo·lîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch scorched שְׁדֻפ֖וֹת (šə·ḏu·p̄ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct Strong's 7710: To scorch, blight by the east wind— הַקָּדִ֑ים (haq·qā·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6921: The fore, front part, the East they are יִהְי֕וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be seven שֶׁ֖בַע (še·ḇa‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number years שְׁנֵ֥י (šə·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 8141: A year of famine. רָעָֽב׃ (rā·‘āḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7458: Famine, hunger Links Genesis 41:27 NIVGenesis 41:27 NLT Genesis 41:27 ESV Genesis 41:27 NASB Genesis 41:27 KJV Genesis 41:27 BibleApps.com Genesis 41:27 Biblia Paralela Genesis 41:27 Chinese Bible Genesis 41:27 French Bible Genesis 41:27 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 41:27 The seven thin and ugly cattle that (Gen. 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