PART FIVE

THE BOOK OF GENESIS

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

1. And it happened at the end of two full years original: "biennii dierum," literally "two years of days" that Pharaoh was dreaming, and behold, he was standing by the river The Nile.

2. And behold, seven cows came up out of the river, beautiful in appearance and fat in flesh, and they fed in the meadow grass.

3. And behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ugly in appearance and thin in flesh, and they stood next to the cows on the bank of the river.

4. And the cows that were ugly in appearance and thin in flesh ate up the seven cows that were beautiful in appearance and fat; and Pharaoh woke up.

5. And he fell asleep and dreamed a second time, and behold, seven ears of grain were growing on a single stalk, fat and good.

6. And behold, seven ears of grain, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted after them.

7. And the thin ears swallowed up the seven fat and full ears; and Pharaoh woke up, and behold, it was a dream.