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.
