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And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed a dream; and behold, he stood by the Nile.
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And behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favored cows that were of fatted flesh; and they fed among the reeds.
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And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the Nile, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by these first seven cows upon the bank of the Nile.
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And the ill-favored and leanfleshed cows did eat up the seven well-favored and fat cows; and Pharaoh awoke from his dream.
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¶ And it came to pass that Pharaoh slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up upon one stalk, fattened and ripe and good.
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And behold, seven thin heads blasted with the heat of the Easta wind sprung up after them.
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And the seven thin heads devoured the seven ripe and full heads; and Pharaoh again awoke, and he beheld that it was a dream.
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¶ And it came to pass in the morning that his spirita was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magiciansb of Egypt and all the wise menc thereof;
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And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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¶ And it came to pass that the chief cupbearer spoke unto Pharaoh, saying: I do remember my faultsa this day;
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Pharaoh was wroth with his servants and put me in ward in the chief guard's house, both me and thy chief baker;
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And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretationa of his dream.
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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.
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And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and as to the cook, he was strung up.
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¶ And it came to pass that after this Pharaoh sought to discover this Hebrew and sent his men about to learn what could be made known of him.
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¶ And it came to pass that when Pharaoh was apprised of him, he sent and called for Joseph.
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And the servants of Pharaoh brought him hastily out of the dungeon; and he shaveda himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: Why didst thou pretend that thou wast a slave?
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And Joseph looked at Pharaoh in wonder, but said nothing.
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Then came Pharaoh again, saying: We have seen that thou art the son of a powerful man in Canaan, and thy father mourns for thee in sackcloth.
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And Joseph saw that he had been lied to by the son of Chanoch and his servant, and that his father knew not that his son was yet alive.
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And Joseph was sorry in his hearta for his the sake of his father, but he kept this in his heart, and he said unto Pharaoh that he was a slave, and that he had left the house of his father willingly.
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Then Pharaoh spoke unto Joseph, saying: Thou are renown in all of Egypt as an interpreter of dreams, and that thy Elohima art with thee.
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And Joseph said: Thou doth speak highly of me, and I am but a slave, yet YHVHa is with me, and tell me therefore thy dream that I might make known unto my master, O Pharaoh, the meaning thereof.
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And Pharaoh looked at Joseph, knowing not what to think, but he spoke unto him saying: I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it:
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And I have heard it said of thee that thou canst understand this dream to interpret it?
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And thus Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: It is not in me; for truly, I am but dust and ashes, and there is no wisdom in me;
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Yet the very breatha of YHVH, El Elyonb who is with me can tell thee the meaning thereof; therefore, Elohim shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
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And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river;
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And behold, there came up out of the river seven fattened and well-favored cows; and they fed in a meadow of reeds;
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And behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ill-favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for their sickliness;
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And the lean and the ill-favored cows did eat up the first seven fat cows;
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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; and I awoke.
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And when I slept again, I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain did come up in one stalk, full and good;
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And behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blasted with the heat of the east wind, sprang up after them;
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And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads; and I told this unto the magiciansa, but there was none that could declare it to me.
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¶ And Joseph paused and listened for the breath of YHVHa within him, and then Joseph said unto Pharaoh: Both of these dreams of Pharaoh is one dream; Ha’Elohimb hath showed Pharaoh what shall come to pass.
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The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good heads are seven years; the dream is one.
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And the seven thin and ill-favored heads of grain that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the heat of the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
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This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What Ha’Elohim is about to do, and Pharaoh hath been warned that he might savea his people.
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Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt;
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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.
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And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
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And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because this thing is established by Ha’Elohim, and Ha’Elohim will shortly bring it to pass.
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¶ Now, therefore, let Pharaoh look out a man, discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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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.
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And let them gather all the food of those good years that come and lay up grains aplenty under the hand of Pharaoh and let them keep food in the cities.
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And that food shall be for a storage 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.
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And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.