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Genesis
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English: Webster's Bible |
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Genesis 41 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river. |
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And behold, there came up out of the river seven well-favored cows and fat-fleshed; and they fed in a meadow. |
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And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river. |
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And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows. So Pharaoh awoke. |
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. |
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And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. |
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And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. |
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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 to Pharaoh. |
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Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: |
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Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in custody in the captain of the guard's house, both me, and the chief baker: |
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And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he: we dreamed each man according to the interpretation 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 interpreted. |
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And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was: me he restored to my office, and him he hanged. |
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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 before Pharaoh. |
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard it said of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. |
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And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace. |
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: |
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And behold, there came out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed, and well-favored; and they fed in a meadow: |
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And behold, seven other cows came out after them, poor, and very ill-favored, and lean-fleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: |
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And the lean and the ill-favored cows ate 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. So I awoke. |
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And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, full and good: |
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And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: |
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And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this to the magicians; but there was none that could explain it to me. |
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And Joseph said to Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one; God hath showed Pharaoh what he is about to do. |
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The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. |
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And the seven thin and ill-favored cows that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind will be seven years of famine. |
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This is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh: What God is about to do he showeth to Pharaoh. |
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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 the famine following: for it will be very grievous. |
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And for that the dream was doubled to Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God 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 corn under the hand of Pharaoh; and let them keep food in the cities. |
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And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land may not perish through the famine. |
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