Gênesis 41:19-51
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After them, seven other cows came up - scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
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The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
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But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
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"In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.
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After them, seven other heads sprouted - withered and thin and scorched by the east wind.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me."
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Then 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 good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream.
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The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward 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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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 Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.
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The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.
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The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.
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"And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
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They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.
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This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine."
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The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.
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So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God Or [of the gods] ?"
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.
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You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."
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So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt."
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Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph's finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
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He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, Or [in the chariot of his second-in-command]; or [in his second chariot] and people shouted before him, "Make way Or [Bow down] !" Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt."
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Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, That is, Heliopolis; also in verse 50 to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
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Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh's presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
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During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully.
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Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it.
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Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
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Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
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Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh [Manasseh] sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for [forget.] and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household."
BEB
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Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt;
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And the thin cows made a meal of the seven fat cows who came up first;
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And even with the fat cows inside them they seemed as bad as before. And so I came out of my sleep.
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And again in a dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, coming up on one stem:
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And then I saw seven other heads, dry, thin, and wasted by the east wind, coming up after them:
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And the seven thin heads made a meal of the seven good heads; and I put this dream before the wise men, but not one of them was able to give me the sense of it.
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Then Joseph said, These two dreams have the same sense: God has made clear to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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The seven fat cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years: the two have the same sense.
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The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.
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As I said to Pharaoh before, God has made clear to him what he is about to do.
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Seven years are coming in which there will be great wealth of grain in Egypt;
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And after that will come seven years when there will not be enough food; and the memory of the good years will go from men's minds; and the land will be made waste by the bad years;
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And men will have no memory of the good time because of the need which will come after, for it will be very bitter.
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And this dream came to Pharaoh twice, because this thing is certain, and God will quickly make it come about.
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And now let Pharaoh make search for a man of wisdom and good sense, and put him in authority over the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaoh do this, and let him put overseers over the land of Egypt to put in store a fifth part of the produce of the land in the good years.
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And let them get together all the food in those good years and make a store of grain under Pharaoh's control for the use of the towns, and let them keep it.
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And let that food be kept in store for the land till the seven bad years which are to come in Egypt; so that the land may not come to destruction through need of food.
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And this seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his servants.
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Then Pharaoh said to his servants, Where may we get such a man as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Seeing that God has made all this clear to you, there is no other man of such wisdom and good sense as you:
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You, then, are to be over my house, and all my people will be ruled by your word: only as king will I be greater than you.
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And Pharaoh said to Joseph, See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.
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Then Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and he had him clothed with the best linen, and put a chain of gold round his neck;
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And he made him take his seat in the second of his carriages; and they went before him crying, Make way! So he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, I am Pharaoh; and without your order no man may do anything in all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh gave Joseph the name of Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, the priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph went through all the land of Egypt.
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Now Joseph was thirty years old when he came before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from before the face of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt.
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Now in the seven good years the earth gave fruit in masses.
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And Joseph got together all the food of those seven years, and made a store of food in the towns: the produce of the fields round every town was stored up in the town.
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So he got together a store of grain like the sand of the sea; so great a store that after a time he gave up measuring it, for it might not be measured.
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And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.
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And to the first he gave the name Manasseh, for he said, God has taken away from me all memory of my hard life and of my father's house.