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Genesis 41:21
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KJ21
and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them, but they were still illfavored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
ASV
and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
AMP
Yet when they had devoured them, it could not be detected that they had eaten them, because they were still as thin and emaciated as before. Then I awoke [but again I fell asleep and dreamed].
AMPC
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be detected and known that they had eaten them, for they were still as thin and emaciated as at the beginning. Then I awoke. [But again I fell asleep and dreamed.]
BRG
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
CSB
When they had devoured them, you could not tell that they had devoured them; their appearance was as bad as it had been before. Then I woke up.
CSBA
When they had devoured them, you could not tell that they had devoured them; their appearance was as bad as it had been before. Then I woke up.
CEB
But after they swallowed them whole, no one would have known it. They looked just as bad as they had before. Then I woke up.
CJB
But after they had eaten them up, one couldn’t tell that they had eaten them; because they were as miserable-looking as before. At this point I woke up.
CEV
But you couldn't tell it, because these skinny cows were just as skinny as they were before. At once, I woke up.
DARBY
and they came into their belly, and it could not be known that they had come into their belly; and their look was bad, as at the beginning. And I awoke.
DRA
And yet gave no mark of their being full: but were as lean and ill favoured as before. I awoke, and then fell asleep again,
ERV
but they still looked thin and sick. You couldn’t even tell they had eaten the healthy cows. They looked as thin and sick as they did in the beginning. Then I woke up.
EASY
When they had eaten them, you would not have known it! They still seemed to be as thin as they were before they ate the fat cows. Then I woke up.
EHV
and when they had eaten them up, you could not even tell that they had eaten them, because they were still as ugly as they were at the beginning. Then I woke up.
ESV
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
ESVUK
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
EXB
but after they had ·eaten [L gone into their belly] the seven cows, no one could tell they had ·eaten them [L gone into their belly]. They looked just as ·thin and ugly [L ugly] as they did at the beginning. Then I woke up.
GNV
And when they had eaten them up: it could not be known that they had eaten them, but they were still as evil favored, as they were at the beginning: so did I awake.
GW
Even though they had eaten them, no one could tell they had eaten them. They looked just as sick as before. Then I woke up.
GNT
but no one would have known it, because they looked just as bad as before. Then I woke up.
HCSB
When they had devoured them, you could not tell that they had devoured them; their appearance was as bad as it had been before. Then I woke up.
ICB
But after they had eaten the seven cows, no one could tell they had eaten them. They just looked as thin and ugly as they did in the beginning. Then I woke up.
ISV
Not only that,” Pharaoh continued, “after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
JUB
and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
KJV
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
AKJV
and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
LSB
But they devoured them, and yet it could not be known that they had devoured them. For they were just as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
LEB
But when they went into their bellies it could not be known that they went into their bellies, for their appearance was as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
TLB
and afterwards they were still as skinny as before! Then I woke up.
MSG
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile. Seven cows, shimmering with health, came up out of the river and grazed on the marsh grass. On their heels seven more cows, all skin and bones, came up. I’ve never seen uglier cows anywhere in Egypt. Then the seven skinny, ugly cows ate up the first seven healthy cows. But you couldn’t tell by looking—after eating them up they were just as skinny and ugly as before. Then I woke up.
MEV
And when they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NOG
Even though they had eaten them, no one could tell they had eaten them. They looked just as sick as before. Then I woke up.
NABRE
But when they had consumed them, no one could tell that they had done so, because they looked as bad as before. Then I woke up.
NASB
Yet when they had devoured them, it could not be detected that they had devoured them, for they were just as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NASB1995
Yet when they had devoured them, it could not be detected that they had devoured them, for they were just as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NCB
Even after they had eaten them, you still could not see that they had eaten anything. They were still as ugly as they had been before. Then I woke up.
NCV
but after they had eaten the seven cows, no one could tell they had eaten them. They looked just as thin and ugly as they did in the beginning. Then I woke up.
NET
When they had eaten them, no one would have known that they had done so, for they were just as bad-looking as before. Then I woke up.
NIRV
But no one could tell that the thin cows had eaten the fat cows. That’s because the thin cows looked just as ugly as they had before. Then I woke up.
NIV
But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
NIVUK
But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
NKJV
When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke.
NLV
But after they had eaten them, it could not be seen that they had eaten them. For they were just as bad looking as before. Then I awoke.
NLT
But afterward you wouldn’t have known it, for they were still as thin and scrawny as before! Then I woke up.
NRSVA
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NRSVACE
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NRSVCE
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
NRSVUE
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had done so, for they were still as ugly as before. Then I awoke.
OJB
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still rah in appearance, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
RGT
“And after they had eaten them up, one could not tell that they had eaten them, because they were still as sickly as they were at the beginning. So, I awoke.
RSV
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as gaunt as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
RSVCE
but when they had eaten them no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were still as gaunt as at the beginning. Then I awoke.
TLV
When they were devoured, one couldn’t tell that they had been devoured. Their appearance was as ugly as it was at first. Then I woke up.
VOICE
But after they had eaten them, no one would have known they had done so because they were still as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
WEB
and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
WYC
the lean kine gave no step, or token, of fullness, but were slow, or feeble, by like leanness and paleness. I waked, (the lean cows gave no sign of fullness, but were as feeble, and with the same leanness and paleness, as before. I awakened,)
YLT
and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance [is] bad as at the commencement; and I awake.
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