Genesis 41:20-36
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20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
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21 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.
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22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
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23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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24 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.
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25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
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27 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.
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28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
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29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
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30 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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31 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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32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
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33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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34 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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35 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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36 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 perish not through the famine.