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# Behold, seven other cows
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Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.
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# undesirable, and thin
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"weak, and skinny." See how you translated this phrase in [Genesis 41:3](./01.md).
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# such undesirableness
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The abstract noun "undesirableness" can be translated with an adjective. AT: "such ugly cows" or "such worthless looking cows" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# fat cows
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"well-fed cows." See how you translated this phrase in [Genesis 41:2](./01.md).
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# it could not be known that they had eaten them
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "no one would have been able to tell that the thin cows had eaten the fat cows" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]]) |