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Genesis 41:4
And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.
Genesis 41:4 · Bible in Basic English
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Genesis 41:4 in other translations
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
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In context
1 Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
2 And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.
3 And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.
4 And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.
5 But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.
6 And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.
7 And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.
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