Gen. 41:1

When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream:

He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the river there came upseven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 3 Afterthem, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile andstood beside those on the riverbank. 4 And the cows that were uglyand gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh wokeup.5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads ofgrain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. 6 After them,seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the eastwind. 7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, fullheads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

12 Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain ofthe guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us,giving each man the interpretation of his dream. 13 And things turnedout exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to myposition, and the other man was impaled.”

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from thedungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he camebefore Pharaoh.15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no onecan interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear adream you can interpret it.”16 “I cannot do it,” Joseph replied toPharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one andthe same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 26 Theseven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grainare seven years; it is one and the same dream. 27 The seven lean,ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are theseven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They areseven years of famine.

28 “It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he isabout to do. 29 Seven years of great abundance are comingthroughout the land of Egypt, 30 but seven years of famine willfollow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, andthe famine will ravage the land.

31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because thefamine that follows it will be so severe. 32 The reason the dream wasgiven to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmlydecided by God, and God will do it soon.

33 “And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and puthim in charge of the land of Egypt. 34 Let Pharaoh appointcommissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egyptduring the seven years of abundance.

.39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known toyou, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 40 You shall be incharge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to yourorders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”

41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole landof Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it onJoseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chainaround his neck. 43 He had him ride in a chariot as hissecond-in-command,[b] and people shouted before him, “Make way[c]!” Thushe put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.

44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word noone will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” 45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the nameZaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest ofOn,[d] to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaohking of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence andtraveled throughout Egypt.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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