Genesis 41:27-29
New English Translation
27 The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent[a] seven years of famine. 28 This is just what I told[b] Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. 29 Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.
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- Genesis 41:27 tn Heb “are.” Another option is to translate, “There will be seven years of famine.”
- Genesis 41:28 tn Heb “it is the word that I spoke.”
Genesis 41:27-29
New International Version
27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.(A)
28 “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.(B) 29 Seven years of great abundance(C) are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
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