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.
