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Genesis 41:6

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.

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וְהִנֵּה֙vehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.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).שִׁבֳּלִ֔יםshibolimbranchשִׁבֹּלnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “branch”, the ordinary formH7641a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branchbranch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. Compare H5451 (סִבֹּלֶת).דַּקּ֖וֹתdaqotsmallדַּקadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “small”, the ordinary formH1851crushed, i.e. (by implication) small or thindwarf, lean(-fleshed), very little thing, small, thin.וּשְׁדוּפֹ֣תushedufotand blastשָׁדַףconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and blast”, a verb used as a describing wordH7710to scorchblast.קָדִ֑יםqadimeastקָדִיםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “east”, the ordinary formH6921the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)east(-ward, wind).צֹמְח֖וֹתtsomechotbearצָמַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bear”, a verb used as a describing wordH6779to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).אַחֲרֵיהֶֽןachareyhenafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;

World English Bible

Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

Darby Translation

And behold, seven ears, thin and parched with the east wind, sprung up after them.

Douay-Rheims

Then seven other ears sprung up thin and blasted,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἑπτὰ στάχυες λεπτοὶ καὶ ἀνεμόφθοροι ἀνεφύοντο μετʼ αὐτούς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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