# behold, I stood

Pharaoh uses the word "behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.

# bank of the Nile

This is the higher ground along the edge of the Nile River. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Genesis 41:3](./01.md). AT: "beside the Nile"

# Behold, seven cows

Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.

# fat and desirable

"well-fed and healthy." See how you translated this phrase in [Genesis 41:2](./01.md).

# grazed among the reeds

"were eating the grass along the side of the river." See how you translated a similar phrase in [Genesis 41:2](./01.md).