Genesis 41:2

41:2 seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, ¹  and they grazed in the reeds.

Genesis 41:5

41:5 Then he fell asleep again and had a second dream: There were seven heads of grain growing ²  on one stalk, healthy ³  and good.

Genesis 41:29

41:29 Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:47

41:47 During the seven years of abundance the land produced large, bountiful harvests. ⁴ 

Genesis 41:53

41:53 The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

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¹ tn Heb “And look, he was standing by the Nile, and look, from the Nile were coming up seven cows, attractive of appearance and fat of flesh.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the audience to see the dream through Pharaoh’s eyes.

² tn Heb “coming up.”

³ tn Heb “fat.”

⁴ tn Heb “brought forth by handfuls.”