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Genesis 41:9-20 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

9. Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

10. Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, me and the chief baker:

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 with us there 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 when thou hearest a dream thou canst interpret it.

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

17. And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river:

18. and, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass:

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 ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:

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