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And
it
came
to
pass
at
the
end
of
two full years, that
Pharaoh dreamed
: and,
behold,
he stood
by
the river.
After
two full years had
passed
, Pharaoh had
a
dream
: He was
standing
beside
the Nile,
And
, behold
, there
came up out
of
the river seven
kine,
well-favored
and fat-fleshed;
and
they
fed
in
the reed-grass
.
when
seven
cows
, sleek
and
well-fed
, came up from
the river and began
to
graze
among
the reeds
.
And,
behold
, seven other kine
came
up
after
them
out
of
the
river
, ill-favored
and lean-fleshed
, and stood by
the other
kine
upon
the brink
of the river.
After
them
, seven other cows
, sickly
and thin
, came
up
from
the
Nile
and stood beside
the well-fed
cows
on
the bank
of the river.
And the ill-favored
and lean-fleshed
kine
did
eat
up
the seven well- favored
and
fat
kine
. So
Pharaoh awoke.
And the cows
that
were
sickly
and thin
devoured
the seven sleek,
well- fed
cows
. Then
Pharaoh woke
up,
And
he slept
and dreamed a second time: and,
behold,
seven ears
of grain came up upon
one stalk ,
rank
and
good
.
but
he fell
back
asleep
and dreamed a second time: Seven heads
of grain ,
plump
and
ripe,
came up on
one stalk.
And,
behold
, seven ears
, thin and blasted
with
the east wind ,
sprung
up
after
them
.
After
them
, seven other
heads
of
grain
sprouted
, thin and scorched
by
the east wind.
And the thin ears
swallowed up the seven rank
and
full
ears
. And
Pharaoh awoke ,
and ,
behold,
it was a dream.
And the thin heads
of
grain
swallowed up the seven plump,
ripe
ones
. Then
Pharaoh awoke and realized
it was a dream.
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
.
In the morning his spirit was troubled ,
so
he summoned
all the magicians and wise men of
Egypt.
Pharaoh told them his dreams,
but no
one
could interpret them for
him
.
Then spake
the chief butler
unto
Pharaoh, saying,
I do
remember
my faults
this
day:
Then the chief cupbearer
said
to
Pharaoh, “Today
I recall
my failures.
Pharaoh was wroth
with his servants, and put me in
ward
in the house
of the captain of the guard ,
me
and
the
chief
baker:
Pharaoh was once
angry
with his servants, and he
put me and
the
chief
baker
in the custody
of the captain of the guard .
and
we
dreamed
a
dream
in
one night ,
I and he;
we
dreamed
each man
according
to
the
interpretation
of
his
dream.
One night both
the
chief
baker
and
I had
dreams,
and each dream had
its
own
meaning
.
And
there
was with us there
a
young
man
, a 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
.
Now
a
young
Hebrew
was there
with us, a servant of
the captain of the guard .
We told him our
dreams
and he interpreted them
for
us individually
.
And it came
to pass,
as he interpreted to
us,
so
it
was ;
me
he
restored unto
mine
office
, and him
he
hanged.
And it happened
to us
just
as he had
interpreted :
I
was restored to
my
position
, and the
other
man
was
hanged. ”
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.
So
Pharaoh sent for
Joseph, who
was
quickly
brought out of the dungeon .
After
he had
shaved and changed his clothes
, he
went
in before
Pharaoh.
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 when thou
hearest
a dream thou
canst
interpret it.
Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “
I had
a dream, and no
one
can interpret it .
But
I have heard it
said
of you
that when you
hear
a dream you
can
interpret it. ”
And
Joseph
answered
Pharaoh
, saying
, It
is
not
in
me:
God will give Pharaoh an
answer of
peace
.
“I
myself
cannot
do
it
, ”
Joseph
replied
, “but
God will give Pharaoh a
sound
answer. ”
And
Pharaoh spake
unto
Joseph ,
In my dream ,
behold,
I stood
upon
the brink
of the river:
Then
Pharaoh said
to
Joseph :
“
In my dream I was
standing
on
the bank
of the Nile,
and
, behold
, there
came up out
of
the river seven
kine,
fat-fleshed
and well-favored:
and
they
fed
in
the reed-grass:
when
seven
cows
, well-fed
and
sleek
, came up from
the river and began
to
graze
among
the reeds.
and,
behold
, seven other kine
came
up
after
them
, poor
and
very
ill-favored
and
lean-fleshed
, such
as
I never saw
in all the land of Egypt for
badness:
After
them
, seven other cows—sickly
, ugly
, and
thin—came
up.
I have
never seen
such
ugly
cows
in all the land of Egypt !
and
the lean
and
ill-favored
kine
did
eat
up
the first
seven fat
kine:
Then
the thin,
ugly
cows
devoured
the seven well-fed
cows
that
were
there
first.
and
when they had eaten
them up
, it
could not
be
known
that they had eaten
them
; but
they
were
still
ill-favored,
as at
the
beginning
. So
I awoke.
When they had devoured
them, however,
no
one
could tell
that they had done
so
; their
appearance
was
as ugly
as
it
had
been
before
. Then
I awoke.
And
I
saw
in my dream, and ,
behold
, seven
ears
came
up
upon
one
stalk ,
full
and
good:
In my dream I
also
saw
seven
heads
of
grain
, plump
and ripe
, growing
on
a
single
stalk .
and,
behold
, seven ears,
withered, thin, `
and '
blasted
with
the east wind ,
sprung
up
after
them:
After
them
, seven other
heads
of
grain
sprouted—
withered, thin, and scorched
by
the east wind .
and the thin ears
swallowed up
the seven good
ears:
and
I told it
unto
the magicians ;
but there
was
none
that
could declare
it to me.
And the thin heads
of
grain
swallowed the seven plump
ones.
I told this
dream
to
the magicians ,
but no
one
could explain
it to me. ”
And
Joseph said unto
Pharaoh, The dream
of Pharaoh is
one :
what
God is about to do he
hath
declared
unto
Pharaoh
.
At
this,
Joseph said to
Pharaoh, “
The dreams
of Pharaoh are
one and
the
same.
God has
revealed
to
Pharaoh
what
He
is about to do.
The seven good kine
are seven years ;
and the seven good
ears
are seven years :
the dream
is
one
.
The seven good cows
are seven years ,
and the seven ripe
heads
of
grain
are seven years .
The dreams
have
the
same
meaning
.
And
the seven lean
and
ill-favored
kine
that came up after them are seven years, and also
the seven empty
ears
blasted
with
the east wind ;
they shall
be
seven years of famine.
Moreover,
the seven thin,
ugly
cows
that came up after them are seven years, and so
are
the seven worthless
heads
of
grain
scorched
by
the east wind —
they are
seven years of famine.
That
is the
thing
which
I spake
unto
Pharaoh: what
God is about to do he
hath
showed
unto
Pharaoh
.
It
is just
as
I said
to
Pharaoh: God has
shown
Pharaoh
what
He
is about to do.
Behold, there
come
seven years of great plenty
throughout all
the land of Egypt :
Behold, seven years of great abundance
are
coming
throughout the land of Egypt ,
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 ;
but
seven years of famine will
follow
them.
Then
all the abundance
in the land of Egypt will
be
forgotten,
and the famine will
devastate
the land .
and
the plenty
shall
not
be
known
in the land by
reason
of
that
famine which
followeth;
for
it shall
be very
grievous
.
The abundance
in the land will
not
be
remembered,
since
the
famine that
follows
it will
be so
severe
.
And
for
that
the dream was doubled
unto
Pharaoh, it
is
because
the thing
is
established
by God, and God
will shortly
bring
it to
pass
.
Moreover,
because
the dream was given
to
Pharaoh in
two
versions
, the matter
has
been
decreed
by God, and He
will carry
it out
shortly
.
Now therefore let
Pharaoh look out
a man
discreet
and wise ,
and set him over the land of Egypt.
Now ,
therefore ,
Pharaoh should
look for
a discerning
and wise man
and set him over the land of Egypt.
Let Pharaoh do
`this',
and let
him
appoint overseers
over the land ,
and
take up
the
fifth part
of the land
of Egypt in
the seven plenteous
years.
Let Pharaoh take
action
and appoint commissioners
over the land to
take a
fifth of the harvest
of Egypt during
the seven years of
abundance
.
And
let them gather
all the food of
these good years that come ,
and lay up grain
under
the hand
of
Pharaoh
for
food in the cities ,
and
let
them
keep
it
.
Under
the
authority
of
Pharaoh,
let them collect
all the excess
food from
these good years ,
that they
may
come and lay up the grain
to
be
preserved
as
food in the cities.
And
the
food shall
be for
a 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.
This
food will
be a reserve
for
the land during
the seven years of famine to
come
upon
the land of Egypt .
Then
the country
will
not perish
in
the famine. ”
And
the
thing
was
good
in
the
eyes
of
Pharaoh ,
and in
the
eyes
of
all his servants
.
This
proposal
pleased
Pharaoh and all his officials
.
And
Pharaoh said
unto
his
servants
, Can we find such
a
one
as
this ,
a
man in whom the spirit of God is
?
So
Pharaoh asked
them
, “
Can we find anyone
like
this man ,
in whom the Spirit of God abides
? ”
And
Pharaoh said unto
Joseph, Forasmuch
as
God hath
showed
thee
all of
this, there is none
so
discreet
and wise as thou:
Then
Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “Since
God has
made
all this known
to
you
, there is no
one
as
discerning
and wise as you.
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
.
You
shall
be in
charge
of
my house, and all my people are
to
obey
your
commands.
Only with
regard
to
the throne will I be greater than you
. ”
And
Pharaoh said
unto
Joseph, See,
I have
set
thee
over all the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh also
told
Joseph, “
I hereby
place
you
over all the land of Egypt. ”
And
Pharaoh took
off
his
signet 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 ;
Then
Pharaoh removed
the
signet ring from his finger
, put it on
Joseph’s
finger
, clothed
him in garments
of fine linen, and placed
a gold chain around
his neck .
and
he made
him
to
ride in the
second chariot which
he
had;
and
they
cried
before him, Bow the knee :
and
he set
him over all the land of Egypt.
He had
Joseph
ride in his
second chariot ,
with
men
calling
out
before him, “
Bow the knee !”
So
he placed
him over all the land of Egypt.
And Pharaoh said
unto
Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and
without thee
shall
no man
lift
up
his
hand
or
his
foot
in all the land of Egypt.
And Pharaoh declared
to
Joseph, “
I am Pharaoh, but
without your
permission,
no one
in all the land of Egypt shall
lift
his
hand
or
foot
. ”
And
Pharaoh called
Joseph's
name Zaphenath-paneah ;
and he gave him to
wife
Asenath ,
the
daughter of Poti-phera
priest of On. And Joseph went
out
over
the land of Egypt.
Pharaoh gave
Joseph
the
name Zaphenath-paneah ,
and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera,
priest of On ,
to
be
his
wife
. And Joseph took
charge
of
all
the land of Egypt.
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.
Now
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered
the
service
of
Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left
Pharaoh’s
presence and traveled
throughout the land of Egypt.
And
in
the seven plenteous
years the earth
brought forth by
handfuls
.
During
the seven years of
abundance,
the land
brought forth bountifully
.
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
.
During
those
seven
years,
Joseph
collected
all the excess
food in the land of Egypt and stored
it
in the cities .
In
every city he laid
up the food
from
the
fields
around
it
.
And
Joseph laid
up grain as
the sand of the sea, very
much,
until
he left
off
numbering
; for it was without
number
.
So
Joseph stored
up grain in
such
abundance,
like
the sand of the sea, that
he stopped
keeping
track
of
it
; for it was beyond
measure
.
And
unto
Joseph
were
born
two
sons
before the year
of famine came
, whom
Asenath ,
the
daughter of Potiphera priest of On ,
bare
unto
him
.
Before the years
of famine arrived
, two
sons
were
born
to
Joseph
by
Asenath daughter of Potiphera ,
priest of On.
And
Joseph called
the
name
of
the first-born
Manasseh :
For
, `said
he'
, God hath
made me forget all my toil,
and all my father's
house
.
Joseph named
the firstborn
Manasseh, saying
, “
God has
made me forget all my hardship
and all my father’s
household
. ”
And the name
of
the
second called
he Ephraim :
For
God hath
made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.
And the second son
he named
Ephraim ,
saying,
“
God has
made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. ”
And
the seven years of plenty,
that
was
in the land of Egypt ,
came to an end .
When
the seven years of abundance
in the land of Egypt came to an end ,
And
the seven years of famine began to
come
, according
as Joseph had said :
and there was famine in all
lands;
but
in
all
the land of Egypt there
was
bread
.
the seven years of famine began, just
as Joseph had said .
And although
there was famine in every
country,
there
was
food
throughout
the land of Egypt.
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
.
When extreme
hunger
came
to
all the land of Egypt and
the people cried out
to Pharaoh for food,
he
told
all the Egyptians, “
Go to
Joseph and
do
whatever
he tells
you. ”
And
the famine was
over all the face
of
the
earth:
and
Joseph opened all the store-houses,
and sold unto
the Egyptians; and
the famine was sore
in the land of Egypt.
When
the famine had
spread
over all the land,
Joseph opened up
all the storehouses
and sold grain
to
the Egyptians; for
the famine was severe
in the land of Egypt.
And all
countries
came into
Egypt
to Joseph to buy grain, because the famine was sore
in
all the earth.
And every
nation
came to Joseph in
Egypt
to buy grain, because the famine was severe
over
all the earth.
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