New King James Version

Genesis 41:13-24 New King James Version (NKJV)

13. And it came to pass, just as he interpreted for us, so it happened. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”

14. Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

15. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it.”

16. So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

17. Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “Behold, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river.

18. Suddenly seven cows came up out of the river, fine looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow.

19. Then behold, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt.

20. And the gaunt and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows.

21. When they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were just as ugly as at the beginning. So I awoke.

22. Also I saw in my dream, and suddenly seven heads came up on one stalk, full and good.

23. Then behold, seven heads, withered, thin, and blighted by the east wind, sprang up after them.

24. And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads. So I told this to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”