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rank and good.

6 And behold, feven thin ears, and blafted with the eaft-wind, fprung up after them.

7 And the feven thin ears devoured the feven rank and full ears and Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream.

8 And it came to pass in the morning that his fpirit was troubled: and he fent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wife men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

9 Then fpake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, faying, I do remember my faults this day.

10 Pharaoh was wroth

with his fervants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's houfe, both me, and the chief baker.

3 And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-flefhed and ftood by the other kine upon the brink | he, we dreamed each man of the river.

4 And the ill-favoured and Jean-flefhed kine did eat up the feven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

5 And he flept, and dreamed the fecond time, and behold, feven ears of

II And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and

according to the interpretation of his dream.

12 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, fervant to the captain of the guard: and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each

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man according to his dream he did interpret.

13 And it came to pafs, as he interpreted to us, fo it was: me he reftored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

20 And the lean and the ill-favoured kine did eat up the firft feven fat kine.

21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were ftill ill-favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.

14 Then Pharaoh fent and called Jofeph, and they brought him haftily out of 22 And I faw in my dream, the dungeon; and he fhaved and behold, seven ears came himself, and changed his rai-up in one talk, full and ment, and came in unto good. Pharaoh.

15 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard fay of thee, that thou canft understand a dream to interpret it.

16 And Jofeph anfwered Pharaoh, faying, It is not in me; God fhall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

17 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, In my dream, behold, I ftood upon the bank of the river.

23 And behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blafted with the eaft-wind, sprung up after them.

24. And the thin ears devoured the feven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it unto me.

25 ¶ And Jofeph faid unto Pharaoh, the dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath fhewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.

26 The feven good kine 18 And behold, there came are seven years; and the feup out of the river feven ven good ears are feven kine, fat-flefhed and well-years; the dream is one. favoured; and they fed in at meadow.

19 And behold, feven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill-favoured, and lean-flefhed, fuch as I never faw in all the land of Egypt for badness.

27 And the feven thin and ill-favoured kine that came up after them, are feven years: and the feven empty ears blafted with the eastwind, fhall be feven years of famine.

28 This is the thing which

I have spoken unto Pharaoh. ( for ftore to the land against What God is about to do, the feven years of famine, he fheweth unto Pharaoh. which fhall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

29 Behold, there come feven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.

30 And there fhall arife after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty fhall be forgotten in the land of Egypt: and the famine fhall confume the land.

31 And the plenty fhall not be known in the land, by reason of that famnine following: for it shall be very grievous,

32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is becaufe the thing is eftablished by God, and God will fhortly bring it to pafs,

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man difcreet and wife, and set him over the land of Egypt,

34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the feven plenteous years.

35 And let them gather all the food of thofe good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

36 And that food fhall be

37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his fervants.

38 And Pharaoh faid unto his fervants, Can we find fuch a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

39 And Pharaoh faid unto Jofeph, Forafmuch as God hath fhewed thee all this, there is none fo discreet and wife as thou art :

40 Thou shalt be over my houfe, and according unto thy word fhall all my people be ruled; only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

41 And Pharaoh said unto Jofeph, See, I have fet thee over all the land of Egypt.

42 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 gold chain about his neck.

43 And he made him to ride in the fecond chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee; and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

44 And Pharaoh said unto Jofeph,

Jofeph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee fhall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

51 And Jofeph called the name of the first born Manaffeh for God, faid he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's

45 And Pharaoh called Jofeph's name Zaphnath-house. paaneah and he gave him 52 And the name of the to wife Afenath the daugh-fecond called he Ephraim: ter of Poti-pherah priest of for God hath caused me to On. And Jofeph went out be fruitful in the land of my over all the land of Egypt. affliction.

53 And the feven years

46 And Jofeph was thirty years old when he ftood be-of plenteoufnefs that was in fore Pharach king of Egypt: the land of Egypt were and Jofeph went out from ended. the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

47 And in the feven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the food of the feven years which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the held which was round about every city laid he up in the fame.

49 And Jofeph gathered corn as the fand of the fea, very much, until he left numbering for it was without number.

50 And unto Jofeph were born two fons before the years of famine came which Afenath the daughter of Poti-pherah prieft of On, bare unto him,

54 And the feven years' of dearth began to come, ael cording as Jofeph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

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55 And when all the land of Egypt was famifhed, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh faid unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Jofeph; what he faith to you, do.

56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth. And Jofeph opened all the ftore-houses, and fold unto the Egyptians, and the famine waxed fore in the land of Egypt.

57 And all countries came into Egypt to Jofeph for to buy corn; because that the famine was fo fore in all

lands.

CHAP.

CHAP. XLII.

OW when Jacob faw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob faid unto his fons, Why do ye look one upon another?

Now
N that was corn

2 And he faid, Behold, I have heard that there is corn

and they faid, From the land of Canaan to buy food.

8 And Jofeph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

9 And Jofeph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and faid unto them, Ye are fpies; to

in Egypt; get ye down thi-see the nakedness of the land ther, and buy for us from ye are come. thence, that we may live, and not die.

3 And Jofeph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt.

4 But Benjamin, Jofeph's brother, Jacob fent not with his brethren; for he faid, Left peradventure mischief befal him.

5 And the fons of Ifrael came to buy corn among those that came for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

6 And Jofeph was the governor over the land, and he it was that fold to all the people of the land: and Jofeph's brethren came and bowed down themselves before him, with their faces to the earth.

7 And Jofeph faw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he faid unto them, Whence come ye?

10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy fervants come.

II We are all one man's fons; we are true men, thy fervants are no fpies.

12 And he faid unto them, Nay, but to fee the nakednefs of the land ye are come.

13 And they faid, Thy fervants are twelve brethren, the fons of one man in the land of Canaan; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

14 And Jofeph faid unto them, That is it that I fpake unto you, faying, Ye` are fpies.

15 Hereby ye fhall be proved: by the life of Pharaoh, ye fhall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.

16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye fhall be kept in prifon, that your words may be

proved,

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