And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
And the thin, sickly-looking cows ate up the first seven fat, healthy cows.
This verse describes the strange part of Pharaoh's dream where thin, unhealthy cows devoured fat, healthy ones.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Genesis, Joseph, who had been sold into slavery by his brothers, was imprisoned in Egypt but rose to prominence due to his God-given ability to interpret dreams. Pharaoh experienced a dream where seven healthy cows were devoured by seven ugly and gaunt cows, symbolizing an upcoming period of abundance followed by severe famine in Egypt. This verse is part of that dream narrative, illustrating the sudden and alarming reversal in the vision that Joseph later explained as a divine warning.
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