The King James Version Bible

Genesis 41:11-28

  1. And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

  2. And there was there with us a young man, an 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.

  3. And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

  4. 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 in unto Pharaoh.

  5. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

  6. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

  7. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

  8. And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

  9. And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

  10. And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

  11. And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

  12. And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:

  13. And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:

  14. And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.

  15. And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

  16. The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.

  17. And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

  18. This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.