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Genesis 41:36 :
stood beside them on the bank of the Nile. thin, frail cows devoured the first seven,
The terrible-looking, scrawny cows de- fattened cows. 21But after they swallowed voured the seven healthy-looking, fattened them whole, no one would have known it. Cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. "He went They looked just as bad as they had before. back to sleep and had a second dream, in Then I woke up.2I went to sleep again and which seven ears of grain, full and healthy, saw in my dream seven full and healthy grew on a single stalk. Just then, seven ears of grain growing on one stalk. 23 Just ears of grain, scrawny and scorched by the then, seven hard and thin ears of grain, east wind, sprouted after them, and the scorched by the east wind, sprouted after scrawny ears swallowed up the full and them, 24 and the thin ears swallowed up the well-formed ears. Then Pharaoh woke up healthy ears. I told the religious experts, 9 and realized it was a dream. 8 In the morn- but they couldn't explain it to me." ing, he was disturbed and summoned all 25 Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh has of Egypt's religious experts" and all of its actually had one dream. God has announced advisors. Pharaoh described his dreamso to to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 The them, but they couldn't interpret them for seven healthy cows are seven years, and the Pharaoh.
seven healthy ears of grain are seven years. 'Then the chief wine steward spoke to It's actually one dream. 27The seven thin Pharaoh: “Today I've just remembered my and frail cows, climbing up after them, are mistake. 'Pharaoh was angry with his ser- seven years. The seven thin ears of grain, vants and put me and the chief baker under scorched by the east wind, are seven years arrest with the commander of the royal of famine. 28 It's just as I told Pharaoh: God guard. "We both dreamed one night, he and has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. I, and each of our dreams had its own in- 29 Seven years of great abundance are now terpretation. A young Hebrew man, a ser- coming throughout the entire land of Egypt. vant of the commander of the royal guard, 30 After them, seven years of famine will apwas with us. We described our dreams to pear, and all of the abundance in the land him, and he interpreted our dreams for us, of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will giving us an interpretation for each dream. devastate the land. No one will remember 13 His interpretations came true exactly: the abundance in the land because the famPharaoh restored me to my position but ine that follows will be so very severe. 32 The hanged him."
dream occurred to Pharaoh twice because 14So Pharaoh summoned Joseph, and God has determined to do it, and God will they quickly brought him from the dun- make it happen soon. geon. He shaved, changed clothes, and appeared before Pharaoh. 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph's rise to power Joseph, “I had a dream, but no one could 33“Now Pharaoh should find an intelliinterpret it. Then I heard that when you gent, wise man and give him authority over hear a dream, you can interpret it." the land of Egypt. 34 Then Pharaoh should
16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, “It's not me. appoint administrators over the land and God will give Pharaoh a favorable response." take one-fifth of all the produce of the land
1750 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my of Egypt during the seven years of abundream I was standing on the bank of the dance. 35During the good years that are Nile. 18 In front of me, seven fattened, stout coming, they should collect all such food cows climbed up out of the Nile and grazed and store the grain under Pharaoh's control, on the reeds. 19 Just then, seven other protecting the food in the cities. 36This food cows, weak and frail and thin, climbed will be reserved for the seven years of famup after them. I've never seen such awful ine to follow in the land of Egypt so that the cows in all the land of Egypt. 20Then the land won't be ravaged by the famine.”
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