Pharaoh dreams twice, of seven fat cattle devoured by seven thin cattle and of seven full heads of grain swallowed by seven blighted ones, and a Hebrew prisoner brought hastily from the dungeon explains both as one warning of seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
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At the end of two full years Pharaoh dreamt And behold he stood by the river Behold seven cattle came up out of the river They were sleek and fat and they fed in the marsh grass Behold seven other cattle came up after them Ugly and thin and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river
The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle So Pharaoh awoke He slept and dreamt a second time And behold seven heads of grain came up on one stalk Healthy and good Behold seven heads of grain thin and blasted with the east wind Sprung up after them The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears
Pharaoh awoke and behold it was a dream In the morning his spirit was troubled And he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men Pharaoh told them his dreams But there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh saying I remember my faults today
Pharaoh was angry with his servants And put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard With the chief baker We dreamt a dream in one night he and I Each man dreamt according to the interpretation of his dream 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
As he interpreted to us so it was He restored me to my office and he hanged him Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph And they brought him hastily out of the dungeon He shaved himself changed his clothing and came in to Pharaoh Pharaoh said to Joseph I have dreamt a dream And there is no one who can interpret it
I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it Joseph answered Pharaoh saying It is not in me God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace Pharaoh spoke to Joseph in my dream behold I stood on the brink of the river And behold seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river They fed in the marsh grass And behold seven other cattle came up after them
Poor and very ugly and thin such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle And when they had eaten them up it could not be known that they had eaten them But they were still ugly as at the beginning So I awoke I saw in my dream and behold seven heads of grain came up on one stalk full and good And behold seven heads of grain withered thin and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them
The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain I told it to the magicians but there was no one who could explain it to me Joseph said to Pharaoh the dream of Pharaoh is one What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh The seven good cattle are seven years and the seven good heads of grain are seven years The dream is one The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years And also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind They will be seven years of famine
Behold seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming Seven years of famine will arise after them And all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt The famine will consume the land Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man And set him over the land of Egypt Let Pharaoh do this and let him appoint overseers over the land And take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years
Let them gather all the food of these good years that come And store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand And arrayed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck
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Genesis 41 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.