King James Version

Genesis 41:2

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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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.יְפ֥וֹתyefotbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.מַרְאֶ֖הmarehvisionמַרְאֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “vision”, the ordinary formH4758a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision[idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.וּבְרִיאֹ֣תuveriotand firmבָּרִיאconjunction, adjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct — “and firm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1277fatted or plumpfat ((fleshed), -ter), fed, firm, plenteous, rank.בָּשָׂ֑רbasarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, 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.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, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; 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, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Out of which came up seven kine, very beautiful and fat: and they fed in marshy places.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ ὥσπερ ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ ἀνέβαινον ἐπτὰ βόες, καλαὶ τῷ εἴδει, καὶ ἐκλεκταὶ ταῖς σαρξὶ, καὶ ἐβόσκοντο ἐν τῷ Ἄχει.