7. And the seven lean heads swallowed the seven plump and complete heads. Then Pharaoh awoke and saw it was a dream.
8. And it came to be in the morning that his spirit was moved, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Mitsrayim and all its wise men. And Pharaoh related to them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them for Pharaoh.
9. Then the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my crimes this day.
10. “When Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in confinement in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker,
11. each one of us dreamed a dream in one night, he and I. Each of us dreamed according to the interpretation of his own dream.
12. “And there was with us a Heḇrew youth, a servant of the captain of the guard. And we related to him, and he interpreted our dreams for us. To each man he interpreted according to his own dream.
13. “And it came to be, as he interpreted for us, so it came to be. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
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.”