| 1 | And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. |
| 2 | And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. |
| 3 | And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favored and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. |
| 4 | And the ill favored and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. |
| 5 | And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. |
| 6 | And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. |
| 7 | And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | Then spoke the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: |
| 10 | 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: |
| 11 | And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. |
| 12 | 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. |
| 13 | And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. |
| 14 | 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. |
| 15 | 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. |
| 16 | And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. |
| 17 | And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: |
| 18 | And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favored; and they fed in a meadow: |
| 19 | And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: |
| 20 | And the lean and the ill favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: |
| 21 | 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. |
| 22 | And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: |
| 23 | And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: |
| 24 | 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. |
| 25 | And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. |
| 26 | The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. |
| 27 | And the seven thin and ill favored kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. |
| 28 | This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he showeth unto Pharaoh. |
| 29 | Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: |
| 30 | 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; |
| 31 | And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. |
| 32 | 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. |
| 33 | Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. |
| 34 | 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. |
| 35 | And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. |
| 36 | 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. |