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# General Information:
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Pharaoh continues telling Joseph his dreams.
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# I looked in my dream
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This begins Pharaoh's next dream after he woke up and went back to sleep. AT: "Then I dreamed again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# behold, seven heads
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Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.
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# seven heads
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The words "of grain" are understood. AT: "seven heads of grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# came up upon one stalk
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"grew up on one stem." The stalk is the thick or tall part of a plant. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Genesis 41:5](./04.md).
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# Behold, seven more heads
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Pharaoh uses the word "Behold" to make Joseph pay attention to surprising information.
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# withered, thin and scorched by the east wind
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "that were withered, thin, and scorched because of the hot wind from the east" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# withered
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"decayed" or "wilted"
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# the east wind
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Wind from the east blew in from the desert. The heat of the east wind was often very destructive to crops.
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# sprang up
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"grew up" or "developed"
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# The thin heads
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The words "of grain" are understood. See how you translated this in [Genesis 41:7](./07.md). AT: "The thin heads of grain" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# swallowed up
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"ate." Pharaoh is dreaming that unhealthy corn could eat healthy corn just like a person eats food. See how you translated a similar phrase in [Genesis 41:7](./07.md).
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# there was none that could
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"there was not a single one that could" or "none of them could" |