AND it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed:
and, behold, he stood by the river. And, behold, there came up out of
the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a
meadow. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the
river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon
the brink of the river. And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did
eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. And he
slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came
up upon one stalk, rank and good. And, behold, seven thin ears and
blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. And the seven thin
ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and,
behold, it was a dream. And it came to pass in the morning that his
spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of
Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream;
but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my
faults this day: Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in
ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man
according to the interpretation of his dream. And there was there with
us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we
told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to
his dream he did interpret. And it came to pass, as he interpreted to
us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out
of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and
came in unto Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a
dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of
thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph
answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an
answer of peace.
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the
bank of the river: and, behold, there came up out of the river seven
kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: and,
behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured
and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for
badness: and the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first
seven fat kine: and when they had eaten them up, it could not be known
that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the
beginning. So I awoke.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk,
full and good: and, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted
with the east wind, sprung up after them: and the thin ears devoured
the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was
none that could declare it to me.
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