Genesis 41:9-57

Genesis 41:9-57

[9] Then spake  the chief  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;  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  [16] And Joseph  answered  Pharaoh,  saying,  It is not in me:  God  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,  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  [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  [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;  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,  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.