24. The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
25. Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
26. The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.
27. The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.
28. That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh.
29. Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.
30. There will arise after them seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
31. and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.
32. The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
33. “Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
34. Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
35. Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and lay up grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
36. The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine.”
37. The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.