^{1 Ref} Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;

^{2 Ref} And out of the Nile came seven cows, good-looking and fat, and their food was the river-grass.

^{3 Ref} And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.

^{4 Ref} And the seven thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows. Then Pharaoh came out of his sleep.

^{5 Ref} But he went to sleep again and had a second dream, in which he saw seven heads of grain, full and good, all on one stem.

^{6 Ref} And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.

^{7 Ref} And the seven thin heads made a meal of the good heads. And when Pharaoh was awake he saw it was a dream.