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1 Two years later, Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing near the Nile.
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When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,
2 In front of him, seven healthy-looking, fattened cows climbed up out of the Nile and grazed on the reeds.
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when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 Just then, seven other cows, terrible-looking and scrawny, climbed up out of the Nile after them and stood beside them 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 terrible-looking, scrawny cows devoured the seven healthy-looking, fattened cows. Then Pharaoh 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 He went back to sleep and had a second dream, in which seven ears of grain, full and healthy, grew on a single 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 Just then, seven ears of grain, scrawny and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them,
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After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.
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