11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:

18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:

20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

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11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.(A) 12 Now a young Hebrew(B) was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard.(C) We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.(D) 13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.(E)

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon.(F) When he had shaved(G) and changed his clothes,(H) he came before Pharaoh.

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.(I) But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”(J)

16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”(K)

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,(L) 18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.(M) 19 After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt. 20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

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