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Genesis 41:18

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

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וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַיְאֹ֗רhayorthe riverיְאֹרdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the river”H2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.עֹלֹת֙olotascend upעָלָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…שֶׁ֣בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).פָּר֔וֹתparotheiferפָּרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “heifer”, the ordinary formH6510a heifercow, heifer, kine.בְּרִיא֥וֹתberiotfirmבָּרִיאadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct — “firm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1277fatted or plumpfat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.בָּשָׂ֖רbasarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.וִיפֹ֣תvifotand beautyיָפֶהconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct — “and beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.תֹּ֑אַרtoarcountenanceתֹּאַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “countenance”, the ordinary formH8389outline, i.e. figure or appearance[phrase] beautiful, [idiom] comely, countenance, [phrase] fair, [idiom] favoured, form, [idiom] goodly, [idiom] resemble, visage.וַתִּרְעֶ֖ינָהvatireynahand companionרָעָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and companion”, the next action in the storyH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.בָּאָֽחוּbaachvin flagאָחוּpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in flag”, the ordinary formH260a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)flag, meadow.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat [in] flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;

World English Bible

and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And seven kine came up out of the river exceeding beautiful and full of flesh: and they grazed on green places in a marshy pasture.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀνέβαινον ἑπτὰ βόες καλαὶ τῷ εἴδει καὶ ἐκλεκταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶ, καὶ ἐνέμοντο ἐν τῷ Ἄχει.