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