THEOSISIgnatij (Briantchaninow)
In an instant, the emaciated cows consumed the robust ones, yet there was no sign of the well-fed cattle's rise within them; they still bore the same look of weariness.
Genesis 41:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And they devoured them, whose bodies were very beautiful and well conditioned. So Pharao awoke.
וַתֹּאכַ֣לְנָה הַפָּר֗וֹת רָע֤וֹת הַמַּרְאֶה֙ וְדַקֹּ֣ת הַבָּשָׂ֔ר אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע הַפָּר֔וֹת יְפֹ֥ת הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה וְהַבְּרִיאֹ֑ת וַיִּיקַ֖ץ פַּרְעֹֽה׃
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