After two full years ... had passed , Pharaoh had a dream : ... He was standing beside the Nile ,
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- when seven cows , sleek ... and well-fed ... , came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
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- After them , seven other cows , sickly ... and thin ... , came up from the Nile and stood beside the (well-fed) cows on the bank of the river.
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And the cows (that were) sickly ... and thin ... - devoured the seven sleek ... , well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up ,
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but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time : ... Seven heads of grain , plump and ripe , came up on one stalk.
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- After them , seven other heads of grain sprouted , thin and scorched by the east wind.
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And the thin - heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump , ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.
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In the morning ... his spirit was troubled , so he summoned ... - all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. - Pharaoh told - his dreams , but no one could interpret them for him.
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Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh , ... - “ Today I recall my failures.
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Pharaoh was once angry with his servants , and he put - me and the chief baker in the custody ... of the captain of the guard.
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One night both (the chief baker) and I had dreams ... , (and) each dream ... had its own meaning.
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Now a young Hebrew was there with us , a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him and he interpreted (them) us individually ... ....
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And it happened just as he had interpreted : ... ... - I was restored to my position , - and the other man was hanged. ”
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So Pharaoh sent for ... - Joseph , who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes , he went in before Pharaoh.
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Pharaoh said to Joseph , “ I had a dream ... , and no - one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it -. ”
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“ I myself cannot do it , ” Joseph - replied ... ... , “ but God { will give } Pharaoh a sound answer -. ”
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph : “ In my dream ... I was standing on the bank of the Nile ,
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- when seven cows , well-fed ... and sleek , ... came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
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- After them , ... seven other cows — sickly , ugly , ... and thin ... — came up. I have never seen such ugly in all the land of Egypt !
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Then the thin , ugly - cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.
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When they had devoured ... them, however , no one could tell that they had (done so) ... ... ; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.
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In my dream ... I also saw seven heads of grain , plump and ripe , growing on a single stalk.
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- After them , seven other heads of grain sprouted — withered , thin , and scorched by the east wind.
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And the thin - heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this (dream) to the magicians , but no one could explain it
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At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh , “ The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. ... - God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.
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The seven good cows are seven years , ... and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. ... The dreams have the same meaning ....
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Moreover, the seven thin , ugly cows that came up after them are seven years , and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind — they are seven years of famine.
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It ... is just as I said to Pharaoh : God has shown - Pharaoh what He is about to do.
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Behold , seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt ,
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but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten , and the famine - will devastate the land.
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The abundance in the land will not be remembered , since the famine that follows it - (will be) so severe -.
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Moreover , because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions , the matter has been decreed by God , and He will carry it out shortly.
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Now, therefore , Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth - of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
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Under the authority of Pharaoh , let them collect - all the excess food from these good years , that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.
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This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine - to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine. ”
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This proposal pleased ... Pharaoh ... and all his officials.
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So Pharaoh asked ... (them) , “ Can we find anyone like this man , in whom the Spirit of God
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph , “ Since God - - has made all this known to you , there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
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You shall be in charge of my house , ... and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you. ”
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Pharaoh also told ... Joseph , “ vvv I hereby place - you over all the land of Egypt. ”
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Then Pharaoh - removed the signet ring from his finger , put - it on Joseph’s finger , clothed him in garments of fine linen , and placed a gold chain around his neck.
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He had Joseph ride - in his second - chariot , with men calling out before him , “ Bow the knee ! ” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh declared to Joseph , “ I am Pharaoh , but without your permission , no one - in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot. ”
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Pharaoh gave Joseph the name vvv Zaphenath-paneah , and he gave - Asenath daughter vvv of Potiphera , priest of On , to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of (all) the land of Egypt.
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Now Joseph was thirty years old ... when he entered the service ... of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
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During the seven years of abundance , the land brought forth bountifully.
During those seven years , Joseph collected - all the excess food in the land of Egypt - - and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food - from the fields around it .
So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance ... , ... like the sand of the sea , that he stopped keeping track of it ; for it was beyond measure.
Before the years of famine - arrived , two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter vvv of Potiphera , priest of On -
Joseph - named ... the firstborn Manasseh , saying , “ God - has made me forget all my hardship - and all my father’s household. ”
- And the second (son) he named ... Ephraim , saying , “ God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction. ”
When the seven years of abundance - - in the land of Egypt came to an end ,
the seven years of famine ... began , just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country , there was food throughout the land of Egypt.
When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food , (he) told all the Egyptians , “ Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells
When the famine had spread over all the land , Joseph - opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians ; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain , because the famine was severe over all the earth.
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