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 guards 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 Josephs 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 Josephs 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 fathers 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.