en_tn/gen/41/04.md

# undesirable and thin

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

# desirable and fat

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

# woke up

"awakened"

# a second time

The word "second" is an ordinal number. AT: "again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# Behold, seven heads

The word "behold" here shows that Pharaoh was surprised by what he saw.

# heads of grain

The heads are parts of the corn plant on which the seeds grow.

# came up on one stalk

"grew up on one stem." The stalk is the thick or tall part of a plant.

# on one stalk, wholesome and good

"on one stock and they were healthy and beautiful"

# thin and scorched by the east wind

This can be stated in active form. AT: "that were thin and burned because of the hot wind from the east" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# the east wind

Wind from the east blew in from the desert. The heat of the east wind was often very destructive.

# sprouted up

"grew up" or "developed"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/cow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/dream]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/grain]]