Genesis 41:1-7 ▼

1 After two full years Pharaoh had a dream. He dreamed he was standing by the Nile River.

2 Suddenly, seven nice-looking, well-fed cows came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

3 Seven other cows came up from the river behind them. These cows were sickly and skinny. They stood behind the first seven cows on the riverbank.

4 The cows that were sickly and skinny ate the seven nice-looking, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.

5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream. Seven good, healthy heads of grain were growing on a single stalk.

6 Seven other heads of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted behind them.

7 The thin heads of grain swallowed the seven full, healthy heads. Then Pharaoh woke up. It was only a dream.