The Meaning of Genesis 41:3 Explained

Genesis 41:3

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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,

Darby: And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, bad-looking and lean-fleshed, and stood by the kine on the bank of the river.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Genesis 41:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 41:1-13 - Pharaoh Dreams Of Cattle And Of Ears Of Grain
This chapter tells of ascension and exaltation,"¦ and affords an inimitable type of the issue of our Lord's humiliation and death. Like Joseph, He went and preached to spirits in prison, and then God highly exalted Him, and gave him a Name above every name. Rejected by his brethren, refused by those to whom he was sent, falsely accused and condemned, classed with the wicked, thrust into prison, rescuing one of his poor associates, called to a throne, it would be possible in almost every particular to substitute the name of Jesus for that of Joseph. What a corroboration of those great words of Asaph, "Neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south cometh lifting up; but God is the judge," Psalms 75:6-7. When sorrow falls, how quickly the world remembers the child of God, and turns to him! Those that despise and forget will seek you out some day. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 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

What do the individual words in Genesis 41:3 mean?

And behold seven cows other came up after them out of the Nile ill favored and thin of flesh and stood by the [other] cows on the bank of the Nile
וְהִנֵּ֞ה שֶׁ֧בַע פָּר֣וֹת אֲחֵר֗וֹת עֹל֤וֹת אַחֲרֵיהֶן֙ מִן־ הַיְאֹ֔ר רָע֥וֹת מַרְאֶ֖ה וְדַקּ֣וֹת בָּשָׂ֑ר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה אֵ֥צֶל הַפָּר֖וֹת עַל־ שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר

וְהִנֵּ֞ה  And  behold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
שֶׁ֧בַע  seven 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
פָּר֣וֹת  cows 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: פָּרָה  
Sense: cow, heifer.
אֲחֵר֗וֹת  other 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.
עֹל֤וֹת  came  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
אַחֲרֵיהֶן֙  after  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine plural
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
מִן־  out 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הַיְאֹ֔ר  of  the  Nile 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְאֹר  
Sense: river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal.
רָע֥וֹת  ill 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural construct
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
מַרְאֶ֖ה  favored 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מַרְאֶה  
Sense: sight, appearance, vision.
וְדַקּ֣וֹת  and  thin 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, feminine plural construct
Root: דַּק  
Sense: thin, small, fine, gaunt.
בָּשָׂ֑ר  of  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֛דְנָה  and  stood 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
הַפָּר֖וֹת  the  [other]  cows 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: פָּרָה  
Sense: cow, heifer.
שְׂפַ֥ת  the  bank 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׂפָה  
Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding.
הַיְאֹֽר  of  the  Nile 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְאֹר  
Sense: river, stream, canal, Nile, Nile-canal.

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