41:1 And it came to pass after two full
years thatPharaoh had a dream. He thought he stood upon [the bank of] the
river.
41:2 And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in
appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
41:3 And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favoured
and lean-fleshed, and fed by the [other] cows on the bank of the river.
41:4 And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured
and choice-fleshed cows; andPharaoh awoke.
41:5 And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk,
choice and good.
41:6 And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after
them.
41:7 And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven
choice and full ears; andPharaoh awoke, and it was a dream.
41:8 And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called
all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; andPharaoh related to
them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it toPharaoh.
41:9 And the chief cupbearer spoke toPharaoh, saying, I this day remember my
fault:
41:10Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put us in prison in the house
of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.
41:11 And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according
to his dream.
41:12 And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the
captain of the guard; and we related to him [our dreams], and he interpreted
[them] to us.
41:13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted them to us, so also it
happened, both that I was restored to my office, and that he was hanged.
41:14 AndPharaoh having sent, called Joseph; and they brought him out from
the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he came toPharaoh.
41:15 AndPharaoh said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one
to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear
dreams and interpret them.
41:16 And Joseph answeredPharaoh and said, Without Elohim an answer of safety
shall not be given toPharaoh.
41:17 AndPharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by
the bank of the river;
41:18 and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured
and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
41:19 And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil
and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the
land of Egypt.
41:20 And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good
and choice cows.
41:21 And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they
had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favoured, as also
at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
41:22 and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one
stem, full and good.
41:23 And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close
to them.
41:24 And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full
ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to
me.
41:25 And Joseph said toPharaoh, The dream ofPharaoh is one; whatever Elohim
does, he has shewn toPharaoh.
41:26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven
years; the dream ofPharaoh is one.
41:27 And the seven thin kine that came up after them are seven years; and
the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall be seven years
of famine.
41:28 And as for the word which I have toldPharaoh, whatsoever Elohim intends
to do, he has shewn toPharaoh:
41:29 behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land
of Egypt.
41:30 But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall
forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume
the land.
41:31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine
that shall be after this, for it shall be very grievous.
41:32 And concerning the repetition of the dream toPharaoh twice, [it is]
because the saying which is from Elohim shall be true, and Elohim will hasten to
accomplish it.
41:33 Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land
of Egypt.
41:34 And letPharaoh make and appoint local governors over the land; and let
them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the
seven years of the plenty.
41:35 And let them gather all the food of these seven good years that are
coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand ofPharaoh; let food be
kept in the cities.
41:36 And the stored food shall be for the land against the seven years of
famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not be
utterly destroyed by the famine.
41:37 And the word was pleasing in the sight ofPharaoh, and in the sight of
all his servants.
41:38 AndPharaoh said to all his servants, Shall we find such a man as this,
who has the Spirit of Elohim in him?
41:39 AndPharaoh said to Joseph, Since Elohim has shewed thee all these things,
there is not a wiser or more prudent man than thou.
41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to
thy word; only in the throne will I excel thee.
41:41 AndPharaoh said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee this day over all the
land of Egypt.
41:42 AndPharaoh took his ring off his hand, and put it on the hand of
Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace of gold
about his neck.
41:43 And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made
proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
41:44 AndPharaoh said to Joseph, I amPharaoh; without thee no one shall lift
up his hand on all the land of Egypt.
41:45 AndPharaoh called the name of Joseph, Psonthomphanech; and he gave him
Aseneth, the daughter of Petephre, priest of Heliopolis, to wife.
41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood beforePharaoh, king of
Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence ofPharaoh, and went through all
the land of Egypt.
41:47 And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, [whole] handfuls
[of corn].
41:48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years, in which was the
plenty in the land of Egypt; and he laid up the food in the cities; the food
of the fields of a city round about it he laid up in it.
41:49 And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it
could not be numbered, for there was no number [of it].
41:50 And to Joseph were born two sons, before the seven years of famine
came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore
to him.
41:51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for Elohim, [said
he], has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.
41:52 And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for Elohim, [said he], has
increased me in the land of my humiliation.
41:53 And the seven years of plenty passed away, which were in the land of
Egypt.
41:54 And the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph said; and there
was a famine in all the land; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
41:55 And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried toPharaoh
for bread. AndPharaoh said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do
whatsoever he shall tell you.
41:56 And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all
the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.
41:57 And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine
prevailed in all the earth. |
41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two
full years, thatPharaohh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
41:2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favored kine and
fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
41:3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill
favored and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the
river.
41:4 And the ill favored and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well
favored and fat kine. SoPharaohh awoke.
41:5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of
corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
41:6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up
after them.
41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And
Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
41:8 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: andPharaohh told them his dream; but there was none that could
interpret them untoPharaohh.
41:9 Then spake the chief butler untoPharaohh, saying, I do remember my
faults this day:
41:10Pharaohh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain
of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker:
41:11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man
according to the interpretation of his dream.
41:12 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.
41:13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he
restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
41:14 ThenPharaohh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out
of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in
untoPharaohh.
41:15 AndPharaohh 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.
41:16 And Joseph answeredPharaohh, saying, It is not in me: Elohim shall give
Pharaoh an answer of peace.
41:17 AndPharaohh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the
bank of the river:
41:18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and
well favored; and they fed in a meadow:
41:19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill
favored and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for
badness:
41:20 And the lean and the ill favored kine did eat up the first seven fat
kine:
41:21 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.
41:22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk,
full and good:
41:23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east
wind, sprung up after them:
41:24 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.
41:25 And Joseph said untoPharaohh, The dream ofPharaohh is one: Elohim hath
showedPharaohh what he is about to do.
41:26 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven
years: the dream is one.
41:27 And the seven thin and ill favored 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.
41:28 This is the thing which I have spoken untoPharaohh: What Elohim is about
to do he showeth untoPharaohh.
41:29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land
of Egypt:
41:30 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;
41:31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine
following; for it shall be very grievous.
41:32 And for that the dream was doubled untoPharaohh twice; it is because
the thing is established by Elohim, and Elohim will shortly bring it to pass.
41:33 Now therefore letPharaohh look out a man discreet and wise, and set
him over the land of Egypt.
41:34 LetPharaohh 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.
41:35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and
lay up corn under the hand ofPharaohh, and let them keep food in the cities.
41:36 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.
41:37 And the thing was good in the eyes ofPharaohh, and in the eyes of all
his servants.
41:38 AndPharaohh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is,
a man in whom the Spirit of Elohim is?
41:39 AndPharaohh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as Elohim hath showed thee all
this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
41:40 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.
41:41 AndPharaohh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land
of Egypt.
41:42 AndPharaohh 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;
41:43 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.
41:44 AndPharaohh said unto Joseph, I amPharaohh, and without thee shall no
man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
41:45 AndPharaohh 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.
41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood beforePharaohh king of
Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence ofPharaohh, and went throughout
all the land of Egypt.
41:47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
41:48 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.
41:49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he
left numbering; for it was without number.
41:50 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.
41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For Elohim, said
he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For Elohim hath caused me
to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
41:53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt,
were ended.
41:54 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.
41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to
Pharaoh for bread: andPharaohh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph;
what he saith to you, do.
41:56 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.
41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because
that the famine was so sore in all lands. |