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And it came to pass at the end of two fullyears, that Pharaohdreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.
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And, behold, there came up out of the riversevenwellfavouredkine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
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And, behold, sevenotherkine came up after them out of the river, illfavoured and leanfleshed; and stoodby the otherkine upon the brink of the river.
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And the illfavoured and leanfleshedkine did eat up the sevenwellfavoured and fatkine. So Pharaohawoke.
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And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon onestalk, rank and good.
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And, behold, seventhinears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them.
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And the seventhinearsdevoured the sevenrank and fullears. And Pharaohawoke, and, behold, it was a dream.
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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: and Pharaohtold them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.
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Then spake the chiefbutler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
10Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chiefbaker:
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And we dreamed a dream in onenight, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.
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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.
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And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.
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Then Pharaohsent and calledJoseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.
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And Pharaohsaid unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heardsay of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.
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And JosephansweredPharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall givePharaoh an answer of peace.
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And Pharaohsaid unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
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And, behold, there came up out of the riversevenkine, fatfleshed and wellfavoured; and they fed in a meadow:
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And, behold, sevenotherkine came up after them, poor and veryillfavoured and leanfleshed, such as I neversaw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
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And the lean and the ill favouredkine did eat up the firstsevenfatkine:
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And when they had eaten themup, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
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And I saw in my dream, and, behold, sevenears came up in onestalk, full and good:
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And, behold, sevenears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:
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And the thinearsdevoured the sevengoodears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
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And Josephsaid unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewedPharaoh what he is about to do.
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The sevengoodkine are sevenyears; and the sevengoodears are sevenyears: the dream is one.
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And the seventhin and ill favouredkine that came up after them are sevenyears; and the sevenemptyearsblasted with the east wind shall be sevenyears of famine.
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This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
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Behold, there comesevenyears of greatplenty throughout all the land of Egypt:
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And there shall arise after themsevenyears of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
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And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that faminefollowing; for it shall be verygrievous.
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And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaohtwice; it is because the thing is establishedbyGod, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
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Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a mandiscreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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Let Pharaohdo this, and let him appointofficers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the sevenplenteousyears.
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And let them gather all the food of those goodyears that come, and lay upcorn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keepfood in the cities.
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And that food shall be for store to the land against the sevenyears of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the landperish not through the famine.
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And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.
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And Pharaohsaid unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
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And Pharaohsaid unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
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Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my peopleberuled: only in the throne will I begreater than thou.
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And Pharaohsaid unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaoh 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 goldchain about his neck;
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And he madehim to ride in the secondchariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he madehim ruler over all the land of Egypt.
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And Pharaohsaid unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.
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And PharaohcalledJoseph's nameZaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wifeAsenath the daughter of Potipherahpriest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
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And Joseph was thirtyyearsold when he stoodbeforePharaohking of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
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And in the sevenplenteousyears the earth brought forth by handfuls.
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And he gathered up all the food of the sevenyears, 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.
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And Josephgatheredcorn as the sand of the sea, verymuch, until he leftnumbering; for it was withoutnumber.
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And unto Joseph were borntwosons before the years of faminecame, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherahpriest of Onbare unto him.
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And Josephcalled the name of the firstbornManasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.
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And the name of the secondcalled he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
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And the sevenyears of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.
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And the sevenyears of dearthbegan to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the peoplecried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaohsaid unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.
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And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Josephopened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.
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And all countriescame into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.