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1 Two years later the king dreamed he was standing on the bank of the Nile River.
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When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,
2 He saw seven fat and beautiful cows come up out of the river, and they stood there, eating the grass.
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when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 Then seven more cows came up out of the river, but they were thin and ugly. They stood beside the seven beautiful cows on the bank of the Nile.
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After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
4 The seven thin and ugly cows ate the seven beautiful fat cows. Then the king woke up.
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And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 The king slept again and dreamed a second time. In his dream he saw seven full and good heads of grain growing on one stalk.
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He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.
6 After that, seven more heads of grain sprang up, but they were thin and burned by the hot east wind.
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After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.
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