Genesis 41:23

41:23 Then ¹  seven heads of grain, withered and thin and burned with the east wind, were sprouting up after them.

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 ²  seven years of famine.

[41:23]  ¹ tn Heb “And look.”

[41:27]  ² tn Heb “are.” Another option is to translate, “There will be seven years of famine.”