Genesis 41:18-37

18when sevenH7651 cowsH6510, well-fedH1277H1320 and sleekH3303H8389, came upH5927 fromH4480 the riverH2975 and began to grazeH7462 among the reedsH260. 19After themH310H1803, sevenH7651 otherH312 cowsH6510—sicklyH7451, uglyH8389H3966, and thinH7534H1320—came upH5927. I have neverH3808 seenH7200 such uglyH7455 cows in allH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714! 20Then the thinH7534, uglyH7451 cowsH6510 devouredH398 the sevenH7651 well-fedH1277 cowsH6510 that were there firstH7223. 21When they had devouredH935H413 them, howeverH7130, no one couldH3808 tellH3045 thatH3588 they hadH935H413H7130 done so; their appearanceH4758 was as uglyH7451 asH834 it had been beforeH8462. Then I awokeH3364.

22In my dreamH2472H2009 I also sawH7200 sevenH7651 heads of grainH7641, plumpH4392 and ripeH2896, growing onH5927 a singleH259 stalkH7070. 23After themH310, seven otherH7651 heads of grainH7641 sproutedH6779—witheredH6798, thinH1851, and scorchedH7710 by the east windH6921. 24And the thinH1851 heads of grainH7641 swallowedH1104 the sevenH7651 plumpH2896 onesH7641.

I toldH559 this dream toH413 the magiciansH2748, but noH369 one could explain itH5046 to me.”

25At this, JosephH3130 saidH559 toH413 PharaohH6547, “The dreamsH2472 of PharaohH6547 are one and the sameH259H1931. GodH430 has revealedH5046 to PharaohH6547 whatH834 He is about to doH6213. 26The sevenH7651 goodH2896 cowsH6510 are sevenH7651 yearsH8141H2007, and the sevenH7651 ripeH2896 heads of grainH7641 are sevenH7651 yearsH8141H2007. The dreamsH2472 have the same meaningH259H1931. 27Moreover, the sevenH7651 thinH7534, uglyH7451 cowsH6510 that came upH5927 after themH310 are sevenH7651 yearsH8141, and so areH2007 the sevenH7651 worthlessH7386 heads of grainH7641 scorchedH7710 by the east windH6921—they areH1961 sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458.

28ItH1931H1697 is just asH834 I saidH1696 toH413 PharaohH6547: GodH430 has shownH7200 PharaohH6547 whatH834 He is about to doH6213. 29BeholdH2009, sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of greatH1419 abundanceH7647 are comingH935 throughoutH3605 the landH776 of EgyptH4714, 30but sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458 will followH6965 themH310. Then allH3605 the abundanceH7647 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714 will be forgottenH7911, and the famineH7458 will devastateH3615 the landH776. 31The abundanceH7647 in the landH776 will notH3808 be rememberedH3045, sinceH6440 theH1931 famineH7458 that followsH310 itH3651 will be soH3966 severeH3515.

32MoreoverH5921, becauseH3588 the dreamH2472 was givenH6471 toH413 PharaohH6547 in two versionsH8138, the matterH1697 has been decreedH3559 byH5973 GodH430, and HeH430 will carry it outH6213 shortlyH4116.

33Now, thereforeH6258, PharaohH6547 should look forH7200 a discerningH995 and wiseH2450 manH376 and set himH7896 overH5921 the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 34Let PharaohH6547 take actionH6213 and appointH6485 commissionersH6496 overH5921 the landH776 to take a fifthH2567 of the harvestH7761 of EgyptH4714 during the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of abundanceH7647. 35UnderH8478 the authorityH3027 of PharaohH6547, let them collectH6908 allH3605 the excess foodH400 from theseH428 goodH2896 yearsH8141, that they may comeH935 and lay upH6651 the grainH1250 to be preservedH8104 as foodH400 in the citiesH5892. 36This foodH400 will beH1961 a reserveH6487 for the landH776 during the sevenH7651 yearsH8141 of famineH7458 to comeH1961 upon the landH776 of EgyptH4714. Then the countryH776 will notH3808 perishH3772 in the famineH7458.”

37This proposalH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 PharaohH6547H5869 and allH3605 his officialsH5650.