And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

And he slept and dreamed a second time: and, behold, seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

He slept again, and dreamed another dream: Seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk full and fair:

And he slept and dreamed the second time; and behold, seven ears of corn grew up on one stalk, fat and good.

And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,

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.

slept again, and he saw another dream. Seven ears of grain sprung up on one stalk, full and well-formed.

Deinde dormivit, et somniavit secundo, et ecce, septem spicae ascendebant in culmo uno pingues et pulchrae.

And he slept and dreamed the (b) second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
(b) All these means God used to deliver his servant, and to bring him into favour and authority.

And he slept, and dreamed the second time,.... He fell asleep again quickly, and dreamed another dream the same night, and to the same purpose, being much of the like kind with the former:
and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good; which were very uncommon even in those fruitful countries; though Dr. Shaw (e) observes of Barbary, which vied with Egypt for fruitfulness, that it sometimes happens that one stalk of wheat will bear two ears, while each of these ears will as often shoot out into a number of lesser ones, thereby affording a most plentiful increase.
(e) Travels, p. 137. Ed. 2.