1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Genesis 41

1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Joseph interpreteth them. 33 He giveth Pharaoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced. 50 He begetteth Manasseh and Ephraim. 53 The famine beginneth.

 41:1 Now it happened 1961 at the end 7093 of two full 3117 years 8141 that Pharaoh 6547 had 2492b a dream 2492b, and behold 2009, he was standing 5975 by the Nile 2975.

 41:2 And lo 2009, from the Nile 2975 there came 5927 up seven 7651 cows 6510, sleek 3303 and fat 1277; and they grazed 7462a in the marsh 260 grass 260.

 41:3 Then behold 2009, seven 7651 other 312 cows 6510 came 5927 up after 310 them from the Nile 2975, ugly 7451a and gaunt 1851 1320, and they stood 5975 by the [other] cows 6510 on the bank 8193 of the Nile 2975.

 41:4 The ugly 7451a and gaunt 1851 1320 cows 6510 ate 398 up the seven 7651 sleek 3303 and fat 1277 cows 6510. Then Pharaoh 6547 awoke 3364.

 41:5 He fell 3462 asleep 3462 and dreamed 2492b a second 8145 time 8145; and behold 2009, seven 7651 ears 7641 of grain 7641 came 5927 up on a single 259 stalk 7070, plump 1277 and good 2896a.

 41:6 Then behold 2009, seven 7651 ears 7641, thin 1851 and scorched 7710 by the east 6921 wind 6921, sprouted 6779 up after 310 them.

 41:7 The thin 1851 ears 7641 swallowed 1104 up the seven 7651 plump 1277 and full 4392 ears 7641. Then Pharaoh 6547 awoke 3364, and behold 2009, [it was] a dream 2472.

 41:8 Now in the morning 1242 his spirit 7307 was troubled 6470, so he sent 7971 and called 7121 for all 3605 the magicians 2748 of Egypt 4714, and all 3605 its wise 2450 men 2450. And Pharaoh 6547 told 5608 them his dreams 2472, but there 369 was no 369 one 369 who could interpret 6622 them to Pharaoh 6547.

 41:9 ¶ Then the chief 8269 cupbearer 4945a spoke 1696 to Pharaoh 6547, saying 559, “I would make mention 2142 today 3117 of my [own] offenses 2399.

 41:10 “Pharaoh 6547 was furious 7107 with his servants 5650, and he put 5414 me in confinement 4929 in the house 1004 of the captain 8269 of the bodyguard 2876, [both] me and the chief 8269 baker 644.

 41:11 “We had 2492b a dream 2472 on the same 259 night 3915, he and I; each 376 of us dreamed 2492b according to the interpretation 6623 of his [own] dream 2472.

 41:12 “Now a Hebrew 5680 youth 5288 [was] with us there 8033, a servant 5650 of the captain 8269 of the bodyguard 2876, and we related 5608 [them] to him, and he interpreted 6622 our dreams 2472 for us. To each 376 one 376 he interpreted 6622 according to his [own] dream 2472.

 41:13 “And just 3512c as he interpreted 6622 for us, so 3651 it happened 1961; he restored 7725 me in my office 3653b, but he hanged 8518 him.”

 41:14 ¶ Then Pharaoh 6547 sent 7971 and called 7121 for Joseph 3130, and they hurriedly 7323 brought 7323 him out of the dungeon 953a; and when he had shaved 1548 himself and changed 2498 his clothes 8071, he came 935 to Pharaoh 6547.

 41:15 Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “I have had 2492b a dream 2472, but no 369 one 369 can interpret 6622 it; and I have heard 8085 it said 559 about 5921 you, that when you hear 8085 a dream 2472 you can interpret 6622 it.”

 41:16 Joseph 3130 then answered 6030a Pharaoh 6547, saying 559, “It is not in me; God 430 will give 6030a Pharaoh 6547 a favorable 7965 answer 6030a.”

 41:17 So Pharaoh 6547 spoke 1696 to Joseph 3130, “In my dream 2472, behold 2009, I was standing 5975 on the bank 8193 of the Nile 2975;

 41:18 and behold 2009, seven 7651 cows 6510, fat 1277 and sleek 3303 came 5927 up out of the Nile 2975, and they grazed 7462a in the marsh 260 grass 260.

 41:19 “Lo 2009, seven 7651 other 312 cows 6510 came 5927 up after 310 them, poor 1800b and very 3966 ugly 7451a and gaunt 7534 1320, such 2007 as I had never 3808 seen 7200 for ugliness 7455 in all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714;

 41:20 and the lean 7534 and ugly 7451a cows 6510 ate 398 up the first 7223 seven 7651 fat 1277 cows 6510.

 41:21 “Yet when they had devoured 935 7130 them, it could not be detected 3045 that they had devoured 935 7130 them, for they were just 3512c as ugly 7451a as before 8462. Then I awoke 3364.

 41:22 “I saw 7200 also in my dream 2472, and behold 2009, seven 7651 ears 7641, full 4392 and good 2896a, came 5927 up on a single 259 stalk 7070;

 41:23 and lo 2009, seven 7651 ears 7641, withered 6798, thin 1851, [and] scorched 7710 by the east 6921 wind 6921, sprouted 6779 up after 310 them;

 41:24 and the thin 1851 ears 7641 swallowed 1104 the seven 7651 good 2896a ears 7641. Then I told 559 it to the magicians 2748, but there 369 was no 369 one 369 who could explain 5046 it to me.”

 41:25 ¶ Now Joseph 3130 said 559 to Pharaoh 6547, “Pharaoh’s 6547 dreams 2472 are one 259 [and the same]; God 430 has told 5046 to Pharaoh 6547 what 853 834 He is about to do 6213a.

 41:26 “The seven 7651 good 2896a cows 6510 are seven 7651 years 8141; and the seven 7651 good 2896a ears 7641 are seven 7651 years 8141; the dreams 2472 are one 259 [and the same].

 41:27 “The seven 7651 lean 7534 and ugly 7451a cows 6510 that came 5927 up after 310 them are seven 7651 years 8141, and the seven 7651 thin 7534 ears 7641 scorched 7710 by the east 6921 wind 6921 will be seven 7651 years 8141 of famine 7458.

 41:28 “It is as I have spoken 1696 to Pharaoh 6547: God 430 has shown 7200 to Pharaoh 6547 what 834 He is about to do 6213a.

 41:29 “Behold 2009, seven 7651 years 8141 of great 1419 abundance 7647 are coming 935 in all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714;

 41:30 and after 310 them seven 7651 years 8141 of famine 7458 will come 6965, and all 3605 the abundance 7647 will be forgotten 7911 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714, and the famine 7458 will ravage 3615 the land 776.

 41:31 “So the abundance 7647 will be unknown 3045 3808 in the land 776 because 4480 6440 of that subsequent 310 famine 7458; for it [will be] very 3966 severe 3515.

 41:32 “Now as for the repeating 8138 of the dream 2472 to Pharaoh 6547 twice 6471, [it means] that the matter 1697 is determined 3559 by God 430, and God 430 will quickly 4116 bring 6213a it about 6213a.

 41:33 “Now 6258 let Pharaoh 6547 look 7200 for a man 376 discerning 995 and wise 2450, and set 7896 him over 5921 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

 41:34 “Let Pharaoh 6547 take 6213a action 6213a to appoint 6485 overseers 6496 in charge 5921 of the land 776, and let him exact 2567 a fifth 2567 [of the produce] of the land 776 of Egypt 4714 in the seven 7651 years 8141 of abundance 7647.

 41:35 “Then let them gather 6908 all 3605 the food 3978 of these 428 good 2896a years 8141 that are coming 935, and store 6651 up the grain 1250 for food 400 in the cities 5892b under 8478 Pharaoh’s 6547 authority 3027, and let them guard 8104 [it].

 41:36 “Let the food 400 become 1961 as a reserve 6487 for the land 776 for the seven 7651 years 8141 of famine 7458 which 834 will occur 1961 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714, so that the land 776 will not perish 3772 during the famine 7458.”

 41:37 ¶ Now the proposal 1697 seemed 3190 good 3190 to Pharaoh 6547 and to all 3605 his servants 5650.

 41:38 Then Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to his servants 5650, “Can we find 4672 a man 376 like this 2088, in whom 834 is a divine 430 spirit 7307?”

 41:39 So Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “Since 310 God 430 has informed 3045 you of all 3605 this 2088, there 369 is no 369 one 369 so discerning 995 and wise 2450 as you are.

 41:40 “You shall be over 5921 my house 1004, and according 5921 to your command 6310 all 3605 my people 5971a shall do 5401a homage 5401a; only 7534 in the throne 3678 I will be greater 1431 than 4480 you.”

 41:41 Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “See 7200, I have set 5414 you over 5921 all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.”

 41:42 Then Pharaoh 6547 took 5493 off 5493 his signet 2885 ring 2885 from his hand 3027 and put 5414 it on Joseph’s 3130 hand 3027, and clothed 3847 him in garments 899b of fine 8336 linen 8336 and put 7760 the gold 2091 necklace 7242 around 5921 his neck 6677.

 41:43 He had him ride 7392 in his second 4932 chariot 4818; and they proclaimed 7121 before 6440 him, “Bow 86 the knee 86!” And he set 5414 him over 5921 all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

 41:44 Moreover, Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to Joseph 3130, “[Though] I am Pharaoh 6547, yet without 1107 your permission no 3808 one 376 shall raise 7311 his hand 3027 or foot 7272 in all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.”

 41:45 Then Pharaoh 6547 named 7121 8034 Joseph 3130 Zaphenath-paneah 6847; and he gave 5414 him Asenath 621, the daughter 1323 of Potiphera 6319 priest 3548 of On 204, as his wife 802. And Joseph 3130 went 3318 forth 3318 over 5921 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

 41:46 ¶ Now Joseph 3130 was thirty 7970 years 8141 old 1121 when he stood 5975 before 6440 Pharaoh 6547, king 4428 of Egypt 4714. And Joseph 3130 went 3318 out from the presence 6440 of Pharaoh 6547 and went 5674a through 5674a all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

 41:47 During the seven 7651 years 8141 of plenty 7647 the land 776 brought 6213a forth 6213a abundantly 7062.

 41:48 So he gathered 6908 all 3605 the food 400 of [these] seven 7651 years 8141 which 834 occurred 1961 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 and placed 5414 the food 400 in the cities 5892b; he placed 5414 in every city 5892b the food 400 from its own surrounding 5439 fields 7704.

 41:49 Thus Joseph 3130 stored 6651 up grain 1250 in great 3966 abundance 3966 like the sand 2344 of the sea 3220, until 5704 3588 he stopped 2308 measuring 5608 [it], for it was beyond 369 measure 4557.

 41:50 ¶ Now before 2962 the year 8141 of famine 7458 came 935, two 8147 sons 1121 were born 3205 to Joseph 3130, whom 834 Asenath 621, the daughter 1323 of Potiphera 6319 priest 3548 of On 204, bore 3205 to him.

 41:51 Joseph 3130 named 7121 8034 the firstborn 1060 Manasseh 4519, “For,” [he said], “God 430 has made me forget 5382 all 3605 my trouble 5999 and all 3605 my father’s 1 household 1004.”

 41:52 He named 7121 8034 the second 8145 Ephraim 669, “For,” [he said], “God 430 has made 6509 me fruitful 6509 in the land 776 of my affliction 6040a.”

 41:53 ¶ When the seven 7651 years 8141 of plenty 7647 which 834 had been 1961 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714 came 3615 to an end 3615,

 41:54 and the seven 7651 years 8141 of famine 7458 began 2490c to come 935, just 3512c as Joseph 3130 had said 559, then there was famine 7458 in all 3605 the lands 776, but in all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714 there was bread 3899.

 41:55 So when all 3605 the land 776 of Egypt 4714 was famished 7456, the people 5971a cried 6817 out to Pharaoh 6547 for bread 3899; and Pharaoh 6547 said 559 to all 3605 the Egyptians 4714, “Go 1980 to Joseph 3130; whatever 834 he says 559 to you, you shall do 6213a.”

 41:56 When the famine 7458 was [spread] over 5921 all 3605 the face 6440 of the earth 776, then Joseph 3130 opened 6605a all 3605 the storehouses 834, and sold 7666 to the Egyptians 4714; and the famine 7458 was severe 2388 in the land 776 of Egypt 4714.

 41:57 [The people of] all 3605 the earth 776 came 935 to Egypt 4714 to buy 7666 grain 7666 from Joseph 3130, because 3588 the famine 7458 was severe 2388 in all 3605 the earth 776.