“1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh
dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 2 And, behold, there came
up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they
fed in a meadow. 3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out
of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the [other]
kine upon the brink of the river. 4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed
kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of
corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 6 And, behold, seven thin
ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 7 And the
seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh
awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the
morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the
magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them
his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.”
“9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my
faults this day: 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in
ward in the captain of the guard’s house, [both] me and the chief baker:
11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man
according to the interpretation of his dream. 12 And [there was] there
with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and
we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according
to his dream he did interpret. 13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted
to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 14
Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of
the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and changed his raiment, and came
in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a
dream, and [there is] none that can interpret it: and I have heard say
of thee, [that] thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And
Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me: God shall give
Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
“17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon
the bank of the river: 18 And, behold, there came up out of the river
seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 19
And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill
favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt
for badness: 20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the
first seven fat kine: 21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not
be known that they had eaten them; but they [were] still ill favoured,
as at the beginning. So I awoke. 22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold,
seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 23 And, behold, seven
ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted with the east wind, sprung up after
them: 24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told
[this] unto the magicians; but [there was] none that could declare [it]
to me. 25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one:
God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do. 26 The seven good kine
[are] seven years; and the seven good ears [are] seven years: the dream
[is] one. 27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after
them [are] seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east
wind shall be seven years of famine. 28 This [is] the thing which I have
spoken unto Pharaoh: What God [is] about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the
land of Egypt: 30 And there shall arise after them seven years of
famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and
the famine shall consume the land; 31 And the plenty shall not be known
in the land by reason of that famine following; for it [shall be] very
grievous. 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; [it
is] because the thing [is] established by God, and God will shortly
bring it to pass.”
“33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and
set him over the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him
appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land
of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the
food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of
Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be
for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be
in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. 37
And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all
his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find [such a
one] as this [is], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]? 39 And Pharaoh
said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, [there is]
none so discreet and wise as thou [art]: 40 Thou shalt be over my house,
and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the
throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph,
See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took off
his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him
in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 43 And
he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried
before him, Bow the knee: and he made him [ruler] over all the land of
Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and without thee
shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And
Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife
Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out
over [all] the land of Egypt.”
“46 And Joseph [was] thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh
king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and
went throughout all the land of Egypt. 47 And in the seven plenteous
years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the
food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up
the food in the cities: the food of the field, which [was] round about
every city, laid he up in the same. 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the
sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for [it was]
without number. 50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years
of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On
bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh:
For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s
house. 52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath
caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 53 And the seven
years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 54
And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had
said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt
there was bread. 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the
people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the
Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine
was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the
storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in
the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to
buy [corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands.” (Ge
41:1-57 AV)
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