At the end of two full years Pharaoh had a dream. As he was standing by the Nile,

seven fine-looking, fat cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.

Then seven bad-looking, thin cows were coming up after them from the Nile, and they stood beside the other cows at the edge of the river.

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds.