Genesis:41

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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 . * And , behold , there came up out of the river seven cows , well-favored and fat-fleshed , and they fed in the reed grass . * And , behold , seven other cows came up after them out of the river , ill-favored and lean-fleshed , and stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river . * And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed cows ate up the seven well-favored and fat cows . So Pharaoh awoke . * And he slept and dreamed a second time . And , behold , seven ears of grain came up upon one stalk , fat and good . * And , behold , seven ears , thin and blasted with the east wind , sprung up after them . * And the thin ears swallowed up the seven fat and full ears . 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 of it . And Pharaoh told them his dream , but there was no man who could interpret them to * Then the chief butler spoke to Pharaoh , saying , I do remember my faults this day . * Pharaoh was angry with his servants , and put me in ward in the house of the captain of the guard , me and the chief baker . * And we dreamed a dream in one night , I and he , we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream . * And there was a young man with us there , a Hebrew , servant to the captain of the guard , and we told him . And he interpreted to us our dreams . He interpreted to each man according to his dream . * And it came to pass , as he interpreted to us , so it was ; he restored me to my office , and he hanged him . * 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 to Pharaoh . * And Pharaoh said to Joseph , I have dreamed a dream , and there is no man who can interpret it . And I have heard say of thee , that when thou hear a dream thou can interpret it . * And Joseph answered Pharaoh , saying , It is not in me . God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace . * And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph , In my dream , behold , I stood upon the brink of the river . * And , behold , there came up out of the river seven cows , fat-fleshed and well-favored , and they fed in the reed grass . * And , behold , seven other cows 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 . * And the lean and ill-favored 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 ill-favored , as at the beginning . So I awoke . * And I saw in my dream , and , behold , seven ears came up upon one stalk , full and good . * And , behold , seven ears , withered , thin , [and ] blasted with the east wind , sprung up after them , * and the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears . And I told it to the magicians , but there was no man who could declare it to me . * And Joseph said to Pharaoh , The dream of Pharaoh is one ; what God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh . * The seven good cows are seven years , and the seven good ears are seven years ; the dream is one . * And the seven lean and ill-favored cows 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 . * That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh . What God is about to do he has shown to Pharaoh . * Behold , there come seven years of great plenty 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 because of that famine which follows , for it shall be very grievous . * And because the dream was doubled to Pharaoh , it is because the thing is established by God , and God will shortly bring it to pass . * Now therefore let Pharaoh look out for a man discreet and wise , 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 plentiful years . * 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 . * 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 not perish through the famine . * And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh , and in the eyes of all his servants . * And Pharaoh said to his servants , Can we find such a one as this , a man in whom is the spirit of God ? * And Pharaoh said to Joseph , Inasmuch as God has shown thee all of this , there is none so discreet and wise as thou . * Thou shall be over my house , and according to thy word all my people shall be ruled . Only in the throne I will be greater than thou . * And Pharaoh said to Joseph , See , I have set thee over all the land of Egypt . * And Pharaoh took his signet ring from off 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 the second chariot which he had , and they cried before him , Bow the knee . And he set him over all the land of Egypt . * And Pharaoh said to Joseph , I am Pharaoh , and without thee no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt . * And Pharaoh called Joseph 's name Zaphenath-paneah , and he gave him Asenath , the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On , for a wife . And Joseph went out over 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 . The food of the field , which was round about every city , he laid up in the same . * And Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea , very much , until he left off numbering , for it was without number . * And two sons were born to Joseph before the year of famine came , whom Asenath , the daughter of Potiphera priest of On , bore to him . * And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh , for , God has made me forget all my toil , and all my father 's house . * And the name of the second he called Ephraim , for 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 . * 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 . * And when all the land of Egypt was famished , the people cried to Pharaoh for bread . And Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians , Go to Joseph ; what he says to you , do . * And the famine was over all the face of the earth . And Joseph opened all the storehouses , and sold to the Egyptians . And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt . * And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy grain , because the famine was severe on all the earth .

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