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These are the days of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.
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These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up his spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
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Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.”
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Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.
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Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”
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He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him seven more years.
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He took his relatives with him, and pursued him seven days’ journey. He overtook him in the mountain of Gilead.
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He himself passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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This is the history of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. Joseph brought an evil report of them to their father.
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Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
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Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
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The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
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He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
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Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
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and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;
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and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
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The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
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I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
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and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
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The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.
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The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.
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Behold, seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.
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Seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,