Genesis 41:2 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 41:2

when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

BSB

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ASV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

KJV

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

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Commentary

2 voices

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Hebrew Questions on Genesis (420)

(Chapter 41, Verse 2) And behold, seven cows were coming up from the river, attractive to look at, well-fed and well-built, and they were grazing in the meadow. In Genesis it is written as Achi (Ἄχα), which is neither a Greek nor Latin word. Even in Hebrew it is corrupted: it is said to be Ahu (אָחוּ), which means 'in the marsh'.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

There came up out of the river seven well-favored kine - This must certainly refer to the hippopotamus or river horse, as the circumstances of coming up out of the river and feeding in the field characterize that animal alone. The hippopotamus is the well-known inhabitant of the Nile, and frequently by night comes out of the river to feed in the fields, or in the sedge by the river side.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִנֵּ֣ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
מִן־	min-	from	H4480 →
הַיְאֹ֗ר	hay.'Or	the River	H2975 →
עֹלֹת֙	'o.Lot	[were] coming up	H5927 →
שֶׁ֣בַע	She.va'	seven	H7651 →
פָּר֔וֹת	pa.Rot	cows	H6510 →
יְפ֥וֹת	ye.Fot	good looking of	H3303 →
מַרְאֶ֖ה	mar.'Eh	appearance	H4758 →
וּבְרִיאֹ֣ת	u.ve.ri.'Ot	and fat of	H1277 →
בָּשָׂ֑ר	ba.Sar	flesh	H1320 →
וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָה	va.tir.'Ei.nah	and they grazed	H7462 →
בָּאָֽחוּ׃	ba.'A.chu	among the reed[s]	H260 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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Isaiah 19:6
The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
leads to
- Isaiah 37:25
  I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
- 2 Kings 19:24
  I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
- Job 8:11
  Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?
- Exodus 7:18
  The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’”
- Exodus 2:3
  But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the…

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Where the connections lead

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About Genesis