Genesis 41:21 “When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had…”

Genesis 41:21

When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they had eaten them vp, it could not be knowen that they had eaten them, but they were still as euilfauoured, as they were at the beginning: so did I awake.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.

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Cross references

“eaten them up”

Ezekiel 3:3 Revelation 10:9 Revelation 10:10

Ezekiel 3:3 · BSB

“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.

Revelation 10:9 · BSB

And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.”

Revelation 10:10 · BSB

So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. But when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.

“still”

Psalm 37:19 Isaiah 9:20

Psalm 37:19 · BSB

In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.

Isaiah 9:20 · BSB

They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

22In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

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