Genesis 41:27

41:27 The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent ¹  seven years of famine.

Genesis 5:31

5:31 The entire lifetime of Lamech was 777 years, and then he died.

Genesis 23:1

The Death of Sarah

23:1 Sarah lived 127 years. ² 

Genesis 5:26

5:26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other ³  sons and daughters.

Genesis 25:17

25:17 Ishmael lived a total of ⁴  137 years. He breathed his last and died; then he joined his ancestors. ⁵ 

Genesis 41:26

41:26 The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. Both dreams have the same meaning. ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “are.” Another option is to translate, “There will be seven years of famine.”

² tn Heb “And the years of Sarah were one hundred years and twenty years and seven years, the years of the life of Sarah.”

³ tn The word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “And these are the days of the years of Ishmael.”

⁵ tn Heb “And he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

⁵ tn Heb “one dream it is.”