New American Standard Bible

Genesis 41:23-29 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

23. and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them;

24. and the thin ears swallowed the seven good ears. Then I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me."

25. Now Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Pharaoh's dreams are one and the same; God has told to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

26. The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one and the same.

27. The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine.

28. It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: God has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

29. Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt;