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Genesis 41 (WEBP)

[1] At the end of two full years, Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by the river.
[2] Behold, seven cattle came up out of the river. They were sleek and fat, and they fed in the marsh grass.
[3] Behold, seven other cattle came up after them out of the river, ugly and thin, and stood by the other cattle on the brink of the river.
[4] The ugly and thin cattle ate up the seven sleek and fat cattle. So Pharaoh awoke.
[5] He slept and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good.
[6] Behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
[7] The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full ears. Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.
[8] In the morning, his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all of Egypt’s magicians and wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
[9] Then the chief cup bearer spoke to Pharaoh, saying, “I remember my faults today.
[10] Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, with the chief baker.
[11] We dreamed a dream in one night, he and I. Each man dreamed according to the interpretation of his dream.
[12] There was with us there a young man, 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.
[13] As he interpreted to us, so it was. He restored me to my office, and he hanged him.”
[14] Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothing, and came in to Pharaoh.
[15] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
[16] Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It isn’t in me. God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”
[17] Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, “In my dream, behold, I stood on the brink of the river;
[18] and behold, seven fat and sleek cattle came up out of the river. They fed in the marsh grass;
[19] and behold, seven other cattle came up after them, poor and very ugly and thin, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for ugliness.
[20] The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle;
[21] and when they had eaten them up, it couldn’t be known that they had eaten them, but they were still ugly, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
[22] I saw in my dream, and behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, full and good;
[23] and behold, seven heads of grain, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.
[24] The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. I told it to the magicians, but there was no one who could explain it to me.”
[25] Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one. What God is about to do he has declared to Pharaoh.
[26] The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.
[27] The seven thin and ugly cattle that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven empty heads of grain blasted with the east wind; they will be seven years of famine.
[28] That is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh. God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
[29] Behold, seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt are coming.
[30] Seven years of famine will arise after them, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will consume the land,
[31] and the plenty will not be known in the land by reason of that famine which follows; for it will be very grievous.
[32] The dream was doubled to Pharaoh, because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
[33] “Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
[34] Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt’s produce in the seven plenteous years.
[35] Let them gather all the food of these good years that come, and store grain under the hand of Pharaoh for food in the cities, and let them keep it.
[36] The food will be to supply the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; so that the land will not perish through the famine.”
[37] The thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
[38] Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”
[39] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has shown you all of this, there is no one so discreet and wise as you.
[40] You shall be over my house. All my people will be ruled according to your word. Only in the throne I will be greater than you.”
[41] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Behold, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
[42] Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck.
[43] He made him ride in the second chariot which he had. They cried before him, “Bow the knee!” He set him over all the land of Egypt.
[44] Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh. Without you, no man shall lift up his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt.”
[45] Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphenath-Paneah. He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
[46] Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
[47] In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
[48] 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. He stored food in each city from the fields around that city.
[49] Joseph laid up grain as the sand of the sea, very much, until he stopped counting, for it was without number.
[50] To Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him.
[51] Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh,° “For”, he said, “God has made me forget all my toil, and all my father’s house.”
[52] The name of the second, he called Ephraim:° “For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”
[53] The seven years of plenty, that were in the land of Egypt, came to an end.
[54] The seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
[55] 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.”
[56] The famine was over all the surface of the earth. Joseph opened all the store houses, and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
[57] All countries came into Egypt, to Joseph, to buy grain, because the famine was severe in all the earth.

Genesis 41:51 “Manasseh” sounds like the Hebrew for “forget”.
Genesis 41:52 “Ephraim” sounds like the Hebrew for “twice fruitful”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 41 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass at the end H7093 of two full H3117 years H8141, that Pharaoh H6547 dreamed H2492 (8802): and, behold, he stood H5975 (8802) by the river H2975.
[2] And, behold, there came up H5927 (8802) out of the river H2975 seven H7651 well H3303 favoured H4758 kine H6510 and fatfleshed H1277 H1320; and they fed H7462 (8799) in a meadow H260.
[3] And, behold, seven H7651 other H312 kine H6510 came up H5927 (8802) after them H310 out of the river H2975, ill H7451 favoured H4758 and leanfleshed H1851 H1320; and stood H5975 (8799) by H681 the [other] kine H6510 upon the brink H8193 of the river H2975.
[4] And the ill H7451 favoured H4758 and leanfleshed H1851 H1320 kine H6510 did eat up H398 (8799) the seven H7651 well H3303 favoured H4758 and fat H1277 kine H6510. So Pharaoh H6547 awoke H3364 (8799).
[5] And he slept H3462 (8799) and dreamed H2492 (8799) the second time H8145: and, behold, seven H7651 ears of corn H7641 came up H5927 (8802) upon one H259 stalk H7070, rank H1277 and good H2896.
[6] And, behold, seven H7651 thin H1851 ears H7641 and blasted H7710 (8803) with the east wind H6921 sprung up H6779 (8802) after them H310.
[7] And the seven thin H1851 ears H7641 devoured H1104 (8799) the seven H7651 rank H1277 and full H4392 ears H7641. And Pharaoh H6547 awoke H3364 (8799), and, behold, [it was] a dream H2472.
[8] And it came to pass in the morning H1242 that his spirit H7307 was troubled H6470 (8735); and he sent H7971 (8799) and called H7121 (8799) for all the magicians H2748 of Egypt H4714, and all the wise men H2450 thereof: and Pharaoh H6547 told H5608 (8762) them his dream H2472; but [there was] none that could interpret H6622 (8802) them unto Pharaoh H6547.
[9] Then spake H1696 (8762) the chief H8269 butler H8248 (8688) unto Pharaoh H6547, saying H559 (8800), I do remember H2142 (8688) my faults H2399 this day H3117:
[10] Pharaoh H6547 was wroth H7107 (8804) with his servants H5650, and put H5414 (8799) me in ward H4929 in the captain H8269 of the guard’s H2876 house H1004, [both] me and the chief H8269 baker H644 (8802):
[11] And we dreamed H2492 (8799) a dream H2472 in one H259 night H3915, I and he; we dreamed H2492 (8804) each man H376 according to the interpretation H6623 of his dream H2472.
[12] And [there was] there with us a young man H5288, an Hebrew H5680, servant H5650 to the captain H8269 of the guard H2876; and we told H5608 (8762) him, and he interpreted H6622 (8799) to us our dreams H2472; to each man H376 according to his dream H2472 he did interpret H6622 (8804).
[13] And it came to pass, as he interpreted H6622 (8804) to us, so it was; me he restored H7725 (8689) unto mine office H3653, and him he hanged H8518 (8804).
[14] Then Pharaoh H6547 sent H7971 (8799) and called H7121 (8799) Joseph H3130, and they brought him hastily H7323 (8686) out of the dungeon H953: and he shaved H1548 (8762) [himself], and changed H2498 (8762) his raiment H8071, and came in H935 (8804) unto Pharaoh H6547.
[15] And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto Joseph H3130, I have dreamed H2492 (8804) a dream H2472, and [there is] none that can interpret H6622 (8802) it: and I have heard H8085 (8804) say H559 (8800) of thee, [that] thou canst understand H8085 (8799) a dream H2472 to interpret H6622 (8800) it.
[16] And Joseph H3130 answered H6030 (8799) Pharaoh H6547, saying H559 (8800), [It is] not in me H1107: God H430 shall give H6030 Pharaoh H6547 an answer H6030 (8799) of peace H7965.
[17] And Pharaoh H6547 said H1696 (8762) unto Joseph H3130, In my dream H2472, behold, I stood H5975 (8802) upon the bank H8193 of the river H2975:
[18] And, behold, there came up H5927 (8802) out of the river H2975 seven H7651 kine H6510, fatfleshed H1277 H1320 and well H3303 favoured H8389; and they fed H7462 (8799) in a meadow H260:
[19] And, behold, seven H7651 other H312 kine H6510 came up H5927 (8802) after them H310, poor H1803 and very H3966 ill H7451 favoured H8389 and leanfleshed H7534 H1320, such H2007 as I never H3808 saw H7200 (8804) in all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 for badness H7455:
[20] And the lean H7534 and the ill favoured H7451 kine H6510 did eat up H398 (8799) the first H7223 seven H7651 fat H1277 kine H6510:
[21] And when they had eaten them up H935 (8799) H7130, it could not be known H3045 (8738) that they had eaten them H935 (8804) H7130; but they [were] still H4758 ill favoured H7451, as at the beginning H8462. So I awoke H3364 (8799).
[22] And I saw H7200 (8799) in my dream H2472, and, behold, seven H7651 ears H7641 came up H5927 (8802) in one H259 stalk H7070, full H4392 and good H2896:
[23] And, behold, seven H7651 ears H7641, withered H6798 (8803), thin H1851, [and] blasted H7710 (8803) with the east wind H6921, sprung up H6779 (8802) after them H310:
[24] And the thin H1851 ears H7641 devoured H1104 (8799) the seven H7651 good H2896 ears H7641: and I told H559 (8799) [this] unto the magicians H2748; but [there was] none that could declare H5046 (8688) [it] to me.
[25] And Joseph H3130 said H559 (8799) unto Pharaoh H6547, The dream H2472 of Pharaoh H6547 [is] one H259: God H430 hath shewed H5046 (8689) Pharaoh H6547 what he [is] about to do H6213 (8802).
[26] The seven H7651 good H2896 kine H6510 [are] seven H7651 years H8141; and the seven H7651 good H2896 ears H7641 [are] seven H7651 years H8141: the dream H2472 [is] one H259.
[27] And the seven H7651 thin H7534 and ill favoured H7451 kine H6510 that came up H5927 (8802) after them H310 [are] seven H7651 years H8141; and the seven H7651 empty H7386 ears H7641 blasted H7710 (8803) with the east wind H6921 shall be seven H7651 years H8141 of famine H7458.
[28] This [is] the thing H1697 which I have spoken H1696 (8765) unto Pharaoh H6547: What God H430 [is] about to do H6213 (8802) he sheweth H7200 (8689) unto Pharaoh H6547.
[29] Behold, there come H935 (8802) seven H7651 years H8141 of great H1419 plenty H7647 throughout all the land H776 of Egypt H4714:
[30] And there shall arise H6965 (8804) after them H310 seven H7651 years H8141 of famine H7458; and all the plenty H7647 shall be forgotten H7911 (8738) in the land H776 of Egypt H4714; and the famine H7458 shall consume H3615 (8765) the land H776;
[31] And the plenty H7647 shall not be known H3045 (8735) in the land H776 by reason H6440 of that famine H7458 following H310 H3651; for it [shall be] very H3966 grievous H3515.
[32] And for that the dream H2472 was doubled H8138 (8736) unto Pharaoh H6547 twice H6471; [it is] because the thing H1697 [is] established H3559 (8737) by H5973 God H430, and God H430 will shortly H4116 (8764) bring it to pass H6213 (8800).
[33] Now therefore let Pharaoh H6547 look out H7200 (8799) a man H376 discreet H995 (8737) and wise H2450, and set H7896 (8799) him over the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[34] Let Pharaoh H6547 do H6213 (8799) [this], and let him appoint H6485 (8686) officers H6496 over the land H776, and take up the fifth part H2567 (8765) of the land H776 of Egypt H4714 in the seven H7651 plenteous H7647 years H8141.
[35] And let them gather H6908 (8799) all the food H400 of those good H2896 years H8141 that come H935 (8802), and lay up H6651 (8799) corn H1250 under the hand H3027 of Pharaoh H6547, and let them keep H8104 (8804) food H400 in the cities H5892.
[36] And that food H400 shall be for store H6487 to the land H776 against the seven H7651 years H8141 of famine H7458, which shall be in the land H776 of Egypt H4714; that the land H776 perish H3772 (8735) not through the famine H7458.
[37] And the thing H1697 was good H3190 (8799) in the eyes H5869 of Pharaoh H6547, and in the eyes H5869 of all his servants H5650.
[38] And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto his servants H5650, Can we find H4672 (8799) [such a one] as this H2088 [is], a man H376 in whom H834 the Spirit H7307 of God H430 [is]?
[39] And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto Joseph H3130, Forasmuch H310 as God H430 hath shewed H3045 (8687) thee all this, [there is] none so discreet H995 (8737) and wise H2450 as thou [art]:
[40] Thou shalt be H1961 (8799) over my house H1004, and according unto thy word H6310 shall all my people H5971 be ruled H5401 (8799): only in the throne H3678 will I be greater H1431 (8799) than thou.
[41] And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto Joseph H3130, See H7200 (8798), I have set H5414 (8804) thee over all the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[42] And Pharaoh H6547 took off H5493 (8686) his ring H2885 from his hand H3027, and put H5414 (8799) it upon Joseph’s H3130 hand H3027, and arrayed H3847 (8686) him in vestures H899 of fine linen H8336, and put H7760 (8799) a gold H2091 chain H7242 about his neck H6677;
[43] And he made him to ride H7392 (8686) in the second H4932 chariot H4818 which he had; and they cried H7121 (8799) before him H6440, Bow the knee H86: and he made H5414 (8800) him [ruler] over all the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[44] And Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto Joseph H3130, I [am] Pharaoh H6547, and without H1107 thee shall no man H376 lift up H7311 (8686) his hand H3027 or foot H7272 in all the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[45] And Pharaoh H6547 called H7121 (8799) Joseph’s H3130 name H8034 Zaphnathpaaneah H6847; and he gave H5414 (8799) him to wife H802 Asenath H621 the daughter H1323 of Potipherah H6319 priest H3548 of On H204. And Joseph H3130 went out H3318 (8799) over [all] the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[46] And Joseph H3130 [was] thirty H7970 years H8141 old H1121 when he stood H5975 (8800) before H6440 Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt H4714. And Joseph H3130 went out H3318 (8799) from the presence H6440 of Pharaoh H6547, and went throughout H5674 (8799) all the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[47] And in the seven H7651 plenteous H7647 years H8141 the earth H776 brought forth H6213 (8799) by handfuls H7062.
[48] And he gathered up H6908 (8799) all the food H400 of the seven H7651 years H8141, which were in the land H776 of Egypt H4714, and laid up H5414 (8799) the food H400 in the cities H5892: the food H400 of the field H7704, which [was] round about H5439 every city H5892, laid he up H5414 (8804) in the same H8432.
[49] And Joseph H3130 gathered H6651 (8799) corn H1250 as the sand H2344 of the sea H3220, very H3966 much H7235 (8687), until he left H2308 (8804) numbering H5608 (8800); for [it was] without H369 number H4557.
[50] And unto Joseph H3130 were born H3205 (8795) two H8147 sons H1121 before the years H8141 of famine H7458 came H935 (8799), which Asenath H621 the daughter H1323 of Potipherah H6319 priest H3548 of On H204 bare H3205 (8804) unto him.
[51] And Joseph H3130 called H7121 (8799) the name H8034 of the firstborn H1060 Manasseh H4519: For God H430, [said he], hath made me forget H5382 (8765) all my toil H5999, and all my father’s H1 house H1004.
[52] And the name H8034 of the second H8145 called H7121 (8804) he Ephraim H669: For God H430 hath caused me to be fruitful H6509 (8689) in the land H776 of my affliction H6040.
[53] And the seven H7651 years H8141 of plenteousness H7647, that was in the land H776 of Egypt H4714, were ended H3615 (8799).
[54] And the seven H7651 years H8141 of dearth H7458 began H2490 (8686) to come H935 (8800), according as Joseph H3130 had said H559 (8804): and the dearth H7458 was in all lands H776; but in all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 there was bread H3899.
[55] And when all the land H776 of Egypt H4714 was famished H7456 (8799), the people H5971 cried H6817 (8799) to Pharaoh H6547 for bread H3899: and Pharaoh H6547 said H559 (8799) unto all the Egyptians H4714, Go H3212 (8798) unto Joseph H3130; what he saith H559 (8799) to you, do H6213 (8799).
[56] And the famine H7458 was over all the face H6440 of the earth H776: And Joseph H3130 opened H6605 (8799) all the storehouses, and sold H7666 (8799) unto the Egyptians H4714; and the famine H7458 waxed sore H2388 (8799) in the land H776 of Egypt H4714.
[57] And all countries H776 came H935 (8804) into Egypt H4714 to Joseph H3130 for to buy H7666 (8800) [corn]; because that the famine H7458 was [so] sore H2388 (8804) in all lands H776.

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 41 (YLT)

[1] And it cometh to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and lo, he is standing by the River,
[2] and lo, from the River coming up are seven kine, of fair appearance, and fat in flesh, and they feed among the reeds;
[3] and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean in flesh, and they stand near the kine on the edge of the River,
[4] and the kine of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven kine of fair appearance, and fat-and Pharaoh awaketh.
[5] And he sleepeth, and dreameth a second time, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and good,
[6] and lo, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
[7] and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears-and Pharaoh awaketh, and lo, a dream.
[8] And it cometh to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sendeth and calleth all the scribes of Egypt, and all its wise men, and Pharaoh recounteth to them his dream, and there is no interpreter of them to Pharaoh.
[9] And the chief of the butlers speaketh with Pharaoh, saying, ‘My sin I mention this day:
[10] Pharaoh hath been wroth against his servants, and giveth me into charge in the house of the chief of the executioners, me and the chief of the bakers;
[11] and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we have dreamed.
[12] And there is with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to him, and he interpreteth to us our dreams, to each according to his dream hath he interpreted,
[13] and it cometh to pass, as he hath interpreted to us so it hath been, me he put back on my station, and him he hanged.’
[14] And Pharaoh sendeth and calleth Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaveth, and changeth his garments, and cometh in unto Pharaoh.
[15] And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘A dream I have dreamed, and there is no interpreter of it, and I-I have heard concerning thee, saying, Thou understandest a dream to interpret it,’
[16] and Joseph answereth Pharaoh, saying, ‘Without me-God doth answer Pharaoh with peace.’
[17] And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph: ‘In my dream, lo, I am standing by the edge of the River,
[18] and lo, out of the River coming up are seven kine, fat in flesh, and of fair form, and they feed among the reeds;
[19] and lo, seven other kine are coming up after them, thin, and of very bad form, and lean in flesh; I have not seen like these in all the land of Egypt for badness.
[20] ‘And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,
[21] and they come in unto their midst, and it hath not been known that they have come in unto their midst, and their appearance is bad as at the commencement; and I awake.
[22] ‘And I see in my dream, and lo, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good;
[23] and lo, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them;
[24] and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell unto the scribes, and there is none declaring to me.’
[25] And Joseph saith unto Pharaoh, ‘The dream of Pharaoh is one: that which God is doing he hath declared to Pharaoh;
[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 bad kine which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty ears, blasted with an east wind, are seven years of famine;
[28] this is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: That which God is doing, he hath shewn Pharaoh.
[29] ‘Lo, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt,
[30] and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine hath finished the land,
[31] and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterwards, for it is very grievous.
[32] ‘And because of the repeating of the dream unto Pharaoh twice, surely the thing is established by God, and God is hastening to do it.
[33] ‘And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt;
[34] let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty,
[35] and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up corn under the hand of Pharaoh-food in the cities; and they have kept it,
[36] and the food hath been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land of Egypt; and the land is cut off by the famine.’
[37] And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants,
[38] and Pharaoh saith unto his servants, ‘Do we find like this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?’
[39] and Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘After God’s causing thee to know all this, there is none intelligent and wise as thou;
[40] thou-thou art over my house, and at thy mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than thou.’
[41] And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘See, I have put thee over all the land of Egypt.’
[42] And Pharaoh turneth aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and putteth it on the hand of Joseph, and clotheth him with garments of fine linen, and placeth a chain of gold on his neck,
[43] and causeth him to ride in the second chariot which he hath, and they proclaim before him, ‘Bow the knee!’ and-to put him over all the land of Egypt.
[44] And Pharaoh saith unto Joseph, ‘I am Pharaoh, and without thee a man doth not lift up his hand and his foot in all the land of Egypt;’
[45] and Pharaoh calleth Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he giveth to him Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, for a wife, and Joseph goeth out over the land of Egypt.
[46] And Joseph is a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Joseph goeth out from the presence of Pharaoh, and passeth over through all the land of Egypt;
[47] and the land maketh in the seven years of plenty by handfuls.
[48] And he gathereth all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and putteth food in the cities; the food of the field which is round about each city hath he put in its midst;
[49] and Joseph gathereth corn as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until that he hath ceased to number, for there is no number.
[50] And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine cometh, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pherah, priest of On, hath borne to him,
[51] and Joseph calleth the name of the first-born Manasseh: ‘for, God hath made me to forget all my labour, and all the house of my father;’
[52] and the name of the second he hath called Ephraim: ‘for, God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of mine affliction.’
[53] And the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt,
[54] and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt hath been bread;
[55] and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people crieth unto Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh saith to all the Egyptians, ‘Go unto Joseph; that which he saith to you-do.’
[56] And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph openeth all places which have corn in them, and selleth to the Egyptians; and the famine is severe in the land of Egypt,
[57] and all the earth hath come to Egypt, to buy, unto Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth.