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And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
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And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored cows and fat; and they fed in a meadow.
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And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill favored and thin; and stood by the other cows upon the bank of the river.
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And the ill favored and thin cows did eat up the seven well favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, full and good.
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And, behold, seven thin ears and dried by the east wind sprung up after them.
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And the seven thin ears devoured the seven healthy and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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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 dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
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Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
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And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
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And there was there with us a young man, a 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.
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And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto my office, and him he hanged.
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Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his clothes, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of you, that you can understand a dream to interpret it.
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And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
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And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and well favored; and they fed in a meadow:
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And, behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ill favored and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
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And the thin and the ill favored cows did eat up the first seven fat cows:
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And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favored, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good:
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And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and dried by the east wind, sprung up after them:
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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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And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God has showed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
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And the seven thin and ill favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears dried by the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
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This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he shows unto Pharaoh.
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Behold, there comes seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
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And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
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And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
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And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
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Now therefore let Pharaoh seek out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
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And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
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And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.
