But then I saw seven sick-looking cows, scrawny and thin, come up after them. I’ve never seen such sorry-looking animals in all the land of Egypt.
and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.
These thin, scrawny cows ate the seven fat cows.
Then he saw seven more cows come up behind them from the Nile, but these were scrawny and thin. These cows stood beside the fat cows on the riverbank.
“Never sacrifice sick or defective cattle, sheep, or goats to the Lord your God, for he detests such gifts.