The Scriptures 1998

Genesis 41:14-25 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

14. Then Pharaoh sent and called Yosĕph, and they hurriedly brought him out of the dungeon. And he shaved and changed his garments, and came to Pharaoh.

15. And Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one to interpret it. Now I myself have heard it said of you that you understand a dream, to interpret it.”

16. And Yosĕph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me, let Elohim answer Pharaoh with peace.”

17. And Pharaoh said to Yosĕph, “See, in my dream I stood on the bank of the river

18. and saw seven cows coming up out of the river, fine looking and fat, and they fed amongst the reeds,

19. then saw seven other cows coming up after them, poor and very ugly and lean of flesh, such ugliness as I have never seen in all the land of Mitsrayim.

20. “And the lean of flesh and ugly cows ate up the first seven, the fat cows.

21. “Yet when they had eaten them up, no one would have known that they had eaten them, for they were as ugly as at the beginning. Then I awoke.

22. “Also, I looked in my dream and saw seven heads coming up on one stalk, complete and good,

23. then saw seven heads, withered, lean, scorched by the east wind, coming up after them.

24. “And the lean heads swallowed the seven good heads. And I spoke to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”

25. And Yosĕph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. Elohim has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do: