Genesis:39-41

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* And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Potiphar , an officer of Pharaoh , captain of the guard , an Egyptian , bought him from the hands of the Ishmeelites , who had brought him down there . * But the LORD was with Joseph , and he was a prospered man ; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian . * And his master saw that the LORD [was ] with him and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand . * So Joseph found grace in his sight , and he served him ; and he made him overseer over his house , and all [that ] he had he put into his hand . * And it came to pass from the time [that ] he had made him overseer in his house and over all that he had , that the LORD blessed the Egyptian 's house for Joseph 's sake ; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house and in the field . * And he left all that he had in Joseph 's hand , and with him knew [of ] nothing more than of the bread which he ate . And Joseph was handsome and well favoured . * And it came to pass after these things , that his master 's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph ; and she said , Lie with me . * But he refused and said unto his master 's wife , Behold , my master does not know what [is ] with me in the house , and he has committed all that he has to my hand ; * [there is ] none greater in this house than I ; neither has he kept back anything from me but thee because thou [art ] his wife ; how then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God ? * And it came to pass as she spoke to Joseph day by day , that he did not hearken unto her , to lie by her [or ] to be with her . * And it came to pass about this time , that [Joseph ] went into the house to do his business , and none of those of the house were there within . * And she caught him by his garment , saying , Lie with me ; and he left his garment in her hand and fled and got outside . * And it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand and had fled forth , * that she called unto those of her house and spoke unto them , saying , See , he has brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us ; he came in unto me to lie with me , and I cried with a loud voice ; * and it came to pass , when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me and fled and left . * And she laid up his garment by her until his lord came home . * And she spoke unto him according to these words , saying , The Hebrew servant , whom thou hast brought unto us , came in unto me to dishonour me ; * and when I lifted up my voice and cried , he left his garment with me and fled out . * And it came to pass when his master heard the words of his wife , which she spoke unto him , saying , After this manner did thy servant treat me , that his wrath was kindled . * And Joseph 's master took him and put him into the prison , a place where the king 's prisoners [were ] bound ; and he was there in the prison . * But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy and gave him grace in the sight of the prince of the house of the prison . * And the prince of the house of the prison committed to Joseph 's hand all the prisoners that [were ] in the prison ; and whatever they did there , he was the doer of [it ]. * The prince of the prison looked not to anything [that was ] under his hand because the LORD was with him , and [that ] which he did , the LORD made [it ] to prosper .: * And it came to pass after these things , [that ] the butler of the king of Egypt and [his ] baker had sinned against their lord , the king of Egypt . * And Pharaoh was angry against his two officers , against the chief of the butlers and against the chief of the bakers . * And he put them in prison in the house of the captain of the guard , into the house of the prison where Joseph [was ] bound . * And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them , and he served them ; and they continued for days in prison . * And both of them dreamed a dream , each man his dream in the same night , each man according to the interpretation of his dream , the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt , who [were ] bound in the prison . * And Joseph came in unto them in the morning and looked upon them , and , behold , they [were ] sad . * And he asked Pharaoh 's officers that [were ] with him in the prison of his lord 's house , saying , Why look ye so sad today ? * And they said unto him , We have dreamed a dream , and [there is ] no interpreter of it . And Joseph said unto them , [Do ] not interpretations [belong ] to God ? Tell me [the dreams ], I pray you . * Then the chief butler told his dream to Joseph and said to him , In my dream , behold , a vine [was ] before me , * and in the vine [were ] three branches , and it [was ] as though it budded [and ] her blossoms shot forth , and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes ; * and Pharaoh 's cup [was ] in my hand , and I took the grapes and pressed them into Pharaoh 's cup , and I gave the cup into Pharaoh 's hand . * And Joseph said unto him , This [is ] the interpretation of it : The three branches [are ] three days ; * yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head and restore thee unto thy place , and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh 's cup into his hand after the former manner when thou wast his butler . * Therefore thou shalt think of me within thyself when it shall be well with thee , and show mercy , I pray thee , unto me , and make mention of me unto Pharaoh and bring me out of this house ; * for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews ; neither have I done anything here that they should put me into the prison . * When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good , he said unto Joseph , I also [was ] in my dream , and , behold , [I had ] three white baskets on my head ; * and in the uppermost basket [there was ] of all manner of baked foods for Pharaoh , and the birds ate them out of the basket upon my head . * Then Joseph answered and said , This [is ] the interpretation thereof : The three baskets [are ] three days . * Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee and shall hang thee on a tree , and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee . * And it came to pass the third day , [which was ] Pharaoh 's birthday , that he made a banquet unto all his servants , and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants . * And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again , and he gave the cup into Pharaoh 's hand . * But he hanged the chief baker ; as Joseph had interpreted to them . * Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph but forgot him .: * And it came to pass at the end of two full years , that Pharaoh dreamed : and , behold , he stood by the river . * And , behold , there came up out of the river seven beautiful cows and very fat , and they fed in a meadow . * And , behold , seven other cows came up after them out of the river , ugly and lean-fleshed , and stood by the [other ] cows upon the brink of the river . * And the ugly and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven beautiful and fat cows . So Pharaoh awoke . * And he slept and dreamed the second time ; and , behold , seven heads of wheat came up upon one stalk , full and beautiful . * And , behold , seven thin heads , blasted with the east wind sprung up after them . * And the seven thin heads devoured the seven full and beautiful heads . And Pharaoh awoke , and , behold , [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 dreams , but [there was ] no one that could interpret them unto Pharaoh . * Then the chief butler spoke unto Pharaoh , saying , I remember my sins today ; * Pharaoh was angry with his servants and put me in the prison of the captain of the guard 's house , [both ] me and the prince of the bakers . * And we both dreamed a dream in one night ; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream . * And [there was ] there with us a young man , a Hebrew , servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told him , and he interpreted our dreams to us ; he interpreted to each man according to his dream . * And it came to pass , as he interpreted to us , so it was ; me he restored unto my office , and him he hanged . * Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph , and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon ; and they cut his hair and changed his clothes , and he came in unto Pharaoh . * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , I have dreamed a dream , and [there is ] no one that can interpret it ; but I have heard say of thee [that ] thou canst hear dreams to interpret them . * And Joseph answered Pharaoh , saying , [It is ] not in me ; God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace . * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , In my dream , behold , I stood upon the bank of the river ; * and , behold , there came up out of the river seven cows , fat-fleshed and beautiful in appearance ; and they fed in a meadow . * And , behold , seven other cows came up after them , lean and very ugly in appearance , and thin , such as I have never seen in all the land of Egypt for ugliness . * And the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows ; * and when they had eaten them up , it could not be known that they had eaten them ; but they [were ] still ugly , as at the beginning . So I awoke . * And I also saw in my dream , and , behold , seven heads came up in one stalk , full and beautiful ; * and , behold , seven heads , withered , thin , [and ] blasted with the east wind , sprung up after them . * And the thin heads devoured the seven good heads ; and I told [this ] unto the magicians , but [there was ] no one that could declare [it ] to me . * Then Joseph said unto Pharaoh , The dream of Pharaoh is one : God has showed Pharaoh what he [is ] about to do . * The seven beautiful cows [are ] seven years ; and the seven good heads [are ] seven years ; the dream [is ] one and the same . * Also the seven thin and ugly cows that came up after them [are ] seven years ; and the seven empty heads blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine . * This [is ] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh . What God [is ] about to do he has shown unto Pharaoh . * Behold , seven years of great plenty are coming throughout all 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 ; * and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following ; for it [shall be ] very grievous . * And that the dream came unto Pharaoh twice , [it is ] because the thing [is ] established by God , and God will shortly bring it to pass . * Now therefore let Pharaoh find a discreet and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt . * 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 . * And let them gather all the food of those good years that come and lay up wheat under the hand of Pharaoh to feed the cities , and let them store [it ] up . * And let that food be stored for the land against the seven years of famine , which shall be in the land of Egypt ; and the land shall not perish through the famine . * And the word was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants . * And Pharaoh said unto his servants , Can we find [such a one ] as this [is ], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is ]? * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , Forasmuch as God has showed thee all this , [there is ] none so discreet and wise as thou [art ]. * 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 . * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , See , I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . * Then 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 ; * and he made him to ride in his second chariot ; and they cried before him , Abrech [Tender Father-honour this one as a precious father ]; and he made him [ruler ] over all the land of Egypt . * And Pharaoh said unto Joseph , I [am ] Pharaoh , and without thee no one shall lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt . * 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 . * 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 . * And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls . * 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 , placing in each city the food of the field , which [was ] round about . * And Joseph gathered wheat as the sand of the sea , very much , until he left [off ] numbering ; for [it was ] without number . * And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came , which Asenath , the daughter of Potipherah , prince of On , bore unto him . * And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh ; For God , [said he ], has made me forget all my toil and all my father 's house . * And the name of the second he called Ephraim , For God , [said he ], has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction . * And the seven years of the abundance that was in the land of Egypt were ended . * And the seven years of famine began to come , according as Joseph had said ; and the famine was in all lands , but in all the land of Egypt there was bread . * 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 . * And the famine was over all the face of the earth . Then Joseph opened all [the storehouses ] and sold unto the Egyptians ; for the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt . * And all the earth came into Egypt to buy from Joseph because the famine was so sore in all lands .: * Now when Jacob saw that there was food in Egypt , Jacob said unto his sons , Why are ye looking upon one another ?

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