Genesis 41:15-20
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 41
15Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.' 16Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, 'It has nothing to do with me; God will give Pharaoh an answer for his own good.' 17So Pharaoh said to Joseph, 'In my dream, there I was, standing on the bank of the Nile; 18and behold, seven cows, fat and fine-looking came up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the marsh grass. 19Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen for ugliness in all the land of Egypt; 20and the thin and ugly cows ate the first seven fat cows.King James Version
Chapter 41
15And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
17And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
18And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
19And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
20And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
Christian Standard Bible
16"I am not able to," Joseph answered Pharaoh. "It is God who will give Pharaoh a favorable answer."
17So Pharaoh said to Joseph: "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18when seven well-fed, healthy-looking cows came up from the Nile and grazed among the reeds.
19After them, seven other cows—weak, very sickly, and thin—came up. I’ve never seen such sickly ones as these in all the land of Egypt.
20Then the thin, sickly cows ate the first seven well-fed cows.
New Living Translation
17So Pharaoh told Joseph his dream. 'In my dream,' he said, 'I was standing on the bank of the Nile River,
18and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.
19But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I’ve never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt.
20These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows.
English Standard Version
Chapter 41
15And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." 16Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." 17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Behold, in my dream I was standing on the banks of the Nile. 18Seven cows, plump and attractive, came up out of the Nile and fed in the reed grass. 19Seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I had never seen in all the land of Egypt. 20And the thin, ugly cows ate up the first seven plump cows,New International Version
17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
19After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
20The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
New King James Version
17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river.
18Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.
19Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt.
20And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows.
