The King James Version Bible

Genesis 41:13-22

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

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

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

  7. 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:

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

  9. 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.

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