Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 41:19
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
19. behold, seven other kine . . .poor and ill-favouredThe cow being the emblem of fruitfulness,the different years of plenty and of famine were aptly represented bythe different condition of those kinethe plenty, by the cattlefeeding on the richest fodder; and the dearth, by the lean andfamishing kine, which the pangs of hunger drove to act contrary totheir nature.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And, behold, seven other kine,…. Here some addition is made: these are said not only to be
very ill favoured, and leanfleshed, [See comments on Ge 41:3], but
poor, thin, meagre, exhausted of their flesh and strength through some disease upon them, or want of food: and it follows, what was not before expressed,
such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt, for badness; so poor, so lean, and so ill favoured; for whatever might be seen in other countries, never were such seen in Egypt, which was famous for good cattle.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(19) Poor and very ill-favoured and leanfleshed.Pharaoh, in his recital, describes his dreams at greater length than is the case in the narrative (Gen. 41:2-7), and also mentions the impressions made upon his imagination by what he had seen, as, for instance, that he had never beheld such lean cattle, and that they were as wretched in look after eating up the fat kine as before. There is also a slight difference in his description of the kine. In Gen. 41:3 they are called evil in appearance, and lean of flesh; but the words here are lean, and evil in shape, and thin of flesh.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 41:19 And, 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:
Ver. 19. See Trapp on “ Gen 41:2 “ See Trapp on “ Gen 41:3 “ See Trapp on “ Gen 41:4 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Reciprocal: Deu 17:1 – sheep