41:14 Then Pharaoh summoned 8 Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh. 41:15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, 9 and there is no one who can interpret 10 it. But I have heard about you, that 11 you can interpret dreams.” 12 41:16 Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “It is not within my power, 13 but God will speak concerning 14 the welfare of Pharaoh.” 15
41:17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing 16 by the edge of the Nile. 41:18 Then seven fat and fine-looking cows were coming up out of the Nile, and they grazed in the reeds. 17 41:19 Then 18 seven other cows came up after them; they were scrawny, very bad-looking, and lean. I had never seen such bad-looking cows 19 as these in all the land of Egypt! 41:20 The lean, bad-looking cows ate up the seven 20 fat cows. 41:21 When they had eaten them, 21 no one would have known 22 that they had done so, for they were just as bad-looking as before. Then I woke up. 41:22 I also saw in my dream 23 seven heads of grain growing on one stalk, full and good. 41:23 Then 24 seven heads of grain, withered and thin and burned with the east wind, were sprouting up after them. 41:24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads of grain. So I told all this 25 to the diviner-priests, but no one could tell me its meaning.” 26
41:25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Both dreams of Pharaoh have the same meaning. 27 God has revealed 28 to Pharaoh what he is about to do. 29 41:26 The seven good cows represent seven years, and the seven good heads of grain represent seven years. Both dreams have the same meaning. 30 41:27 The seven lean, bad-looking cows that came up after them represent seven years, as do the seven empty heads of grain burned with the east wind. They represent 31 seven years of famine. 41:28 This is just what I told 32 Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. 41:29 Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the whole land of Egypt. 41:30 But seven years of famine will occur 33 after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt. The famine will devastate 34 the land. 41:31 The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered 35 because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe. 36 41:32 The dream was repeated to Pharaoh 37 because the matter has been decreed 38 by God, and God will make it happen soon. 39
41:33 “So now Pharaoh should look 40 for a wise and discerning man 41 and give him authority 42 over all the land of Egypt. 41:34 Pharaoh should do 43 this – he should appoint 44 officials 45 throughout the land to collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt 46 during the seven years of abundance. 41:35 They should gather all the excess food 47 during these good years that are coming. By Pharaoh’s authority 48 they should store up grain so the cities will have food, 49 and they should preserve it. 50 41:36 This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine.” 51
41:37 This advice made sense to Pharaoh and all his officials. 52 41:38 So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, 53 one in whom the Spirit of God is present?” 54 41:39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning 55 as you are! 41:40 You will oversee my household, and all my people will submit to your commands. 56 Only I, the king, will be greater than you. 57
41:41 “See here,” Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I place 58 you in authority over all the land of Egypt.” 59 41:42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen 60 clothes and put a gold chain around his neck. 41:43 Pharaoh 61 had him ride in the chariot used by his second-in-command, 62 and they cried out before him, “Kneel down!” 63 So he placed him over all the land of Egypt. 41:44 Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission 64 no one 65 will move his hand or his foot 66 in all the land of Egypt.” 41:45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. 67 He also gave him Asenath 68 daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, 69 to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of 70 all the land of Egypt.
41:46 Now Joseph was 30 years old 71 when he began serving 72 Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by 73 Pharaoh and was in charge of 74 all the land of Egypt.
42:6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. 75 Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down 76 before him with 77 their faces to the ground.
44:18 Then Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please allow your servant to speak a word with you. 78 Please do not get angry with your servant, 79 for you are just like Pharaoh. 80
105:19 until the time when his prediction 83 came true.
The Lord’s word 84 proved him right. 85
105:20 The king authorized his release; 86
the ruler of nations set him free.
105:21 He put him in charge of his palace, 87
and made him manager of all his property,
105:22 giving him authority to imprison his officials 88
and to teach his advisers. 89
2:6 For 90 the Lord gives 91 wisdom,
and from his mouth 92 comes 93 knowledge and understanding.
3:4 Then you will find 94 favor and good understanding, 95
in the sight of God and people. 96
16:7 When a person’s 97 ways are pleasing to the Lord, 98
he 99 even reconciles his enemies to himself. 100