41:1-41:21

[41:1] And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. [41:2] And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favored and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass. [41:3] And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. [41:4] And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. [41:5] And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good. [41:6] And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. [41:7] And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. [41:8] 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. [41:9] Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: [41:10] Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker: [41:11] and we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. [41:12] And there was with us there 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. [41:13] And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. [41:14] 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. [41:15] 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 when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it. [41:16] And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. [41:17] And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river: [41:18] and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored; and they fed in the reed-grass: [41:19] and, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: [41:20] and the lean and ill-favored kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: [41:21] 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.