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15 And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.
16 And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.
17 And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;
18 and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
19 And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.
20 And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.
21 And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favoured, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
22 and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.
23 And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close to them.
24 And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.
25 And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.
27 And the seven thin kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall be seven years of famine.
28 And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao:
29 behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
30 But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine that shall be after this, for it shall be very grievous.
32 And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharao twice, it is because the saying which is from God shall be true, and God will hasten to accomplish it.
33 Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34 And let Pharao make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.
35 And let them gather all the food of these seven good years that are coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand of Pharao; let food be kept in the cities.
36 And the stored food shall be for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not be utterly destroyed by the famine.