KJV ORIGINAL
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And the thin, sickly-looking cows ate up the first seven fat, healthy cows.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the strange part of Pharaoh's dream where thin, unhealthy cows devoured fat, healthy ones.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Pharaoh's prophetic dream that Joseph would later interpret. In ancient Egypt, cows were symbols of prosperity and fertility, often associated with the goddess Hathor. The Nile River's annual flooding determined Egypt's agricultural success, making dreams about cattle particularly significant to an Egyptian ruler.
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