# Behold, seven other cows

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

# undesirable, and thin

"weak, and skinny." See how you translated this phrase in [Genesis 41:3](./01.md).

# such undesirableness

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]])

# fat cows

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

# it could not be known that they had eaten them

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]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/egypt]]