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CHAP. XLI.

Pharaoh's two Dreams : 9 Jofeph interpreteth them: 33 He giveth Pharaoh Counfel. 38 Jofeph is advanced : 50 He begetteth Manaffeh and Ephraim. 54 The Famine beginneth.

Ver. 1 AND it came to pafs at the End of two full Years,

the River.

that Pharaoh dreamed, and behold, he stood by

2 And behold, there came up out of the River, seven well-favoured Kine, and fat-flefhed; and they fed in the Meadow.

3 And behold, feven other came up after them out of the River, ill-favoured, and lean-fleshed; and stood by the other Kine, upon the Brink of the River.

4 And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed 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 Corn came up upon one Stalk, rank and good.

6 And behold, feven thin Ears and blafted with the Eastwind fpringing 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 pafs in the Morning, that his Spirit 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 spake the chief Butler unto Pharaoh, faying, I do remember my Faults this Day.

10 Pharaoh was wroth with his Servants, and put me in Ward in the Captain of the Guard's Houfe, both me and the chief Baker.

11 And we dreamed a Dream in one Night, I and he: we dreamed each Man according to the Interpretation of his Dream.

12 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.

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

14 Then Pharaoh fent and called Jofeph, and they brought him haftily out of the Dungeon: And he shaved himself, and changed his Raiment, and came unto 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 answered 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.

18 And behold, there came up out of the River seven Kine, fat-flefhed, and well-favoured; and they fed in a 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.

20 And the lean and ill-favoured Kine did eat up the first seven fat Kine.

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

22 And I faw in my Dream, and behold, seven Ears came up in one Stalk, full and good.

23 And behold, feven Ears, withered, thin, and blafted with the Eaft-wind, fprung 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.

25 The feven good Kine are feven Years; and the feven good Ears are seven Years: the Dream is one.

27 And the seven thin and ill-favoured Kine that came up after them, are feven Years, and the feven empty Ears blafted with the Eaft-wind, fhall be feven Years of Famine.

28 This is the Thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh What GOD is about to do, he fheweth unto Pharaoh.

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29 Behold, there come feven Years of great Plenty, throughout all the Land of Egypt.

30 And there fhall arife after them feven Years of Fa-, mine, 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 reafon of that Famine following: for it fhall be very grie

vous.

32 And for that the Dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the Thing is established by GoD, and GOD will fhortly bring it to país.

33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a Man discreet and wife, and fet 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 for Store to the Land, against the feven Years of Famine, which fhall be in the Land of Egypt; that the Land perifh not through the Famine.

37 And the Thing was good in the Eyes of Pharaoh, and in the Eyes of all his Servants.

38 And Pharaoh faid unto his Servants, Can we find fuch a one as this is, a Man in whom the Spirit of GOD is?

39 And Pharaoh faid unto JOSEPH, forafmuch as Gon hath fhewed thee all this, there is none fo difcreet and wife as thou art.

40 8 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 Paraoh faid unto JOSEPH, 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 Jofeph's Hand, and arayed him in Veftures of Chain about his Neck.

Pfal. cv. 17 He fent a Man befor a Servant. fore them, even JOSEPH who was fold

18 Whofe FEET they hurt with FET TERS: he was laid in IRON.

19 Until the Time that his WORD came the WORD of the LORD TRIED him.

20 The King sent and loosed him: let him go free. even the Ruler of the People, and

21 He made him LORD of his House, and RULER of all his Subftance.

23 Ifrael alfo came into Egypt :

and Jacob fojourned in the Land of Ham.

fine Linen, and put a Gold

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 faid unto Jofeph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no Man lift up his Hand or Foot in all the Land of Egypt.

45 And Pharaoh called Jofeph's Name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to Wife Afenath the Daughter of Poti-pherah Priest of On: and Jofeph went out over all the Land of Egypt.

46 And Jofeph was thirty Years old when he stood before Pharaoh King of Egypt: And Jofeph went out from the Presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the Land of Egypt.

47 And in the seven plenteous Years the Earth brought forth by Handfuls.

48 And he gathered up all the Food of the seven Years, 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 fame.

49 And Jofeph gathered Corn as the Sand of the Sea, very much, until he left numbring: for it was without Number.

50 And unto Jofeph were born two Sons, before the Years of Famine came: which Afenath the Daughter of Potipherah Priest of On bare unto him.

51 And Jofeph called the Name of the first-born Manaffeh for GOD, said he, hath made me forget all my Toil, and all my Father's House.

52 And the Name of the fecond called he Ephraim: for GOD hath caufed me to be fruitful in the Land of my Affliction.

53 And the feven Years of Plenteoufnefs that was in the Land of Egypt were ended.

54 And the feven Years of Dearth began to come, according as Jofeph had faid: and the Dearth was in all Lands; but in all the Land of Egypt there was Bread.

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 Storehouses, and fold unto the K 2

Egypt

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.

CHA P. XLII.

Jacob fendeth his ten Sons to buy Corn in Egypt: 6 They are imprisoned by Jofeph for Spies: 18 They are fet at Liberty, on Condition to bring Benjamin: 21 They have Remorfe for Jofeph. 24 Simeon is kept for a Pledge. 25 They return with Corn and their Money: 29 Their Relation to Jacob. 38 Jacob refufeth to fend Benjamin.

CHAP. XLIII.

1 Jacob is hardly perfwaded to fend Benjamin. 15 Jofeph entertaineth his Brethren: 31 He maketh them a Feat.

Ver. 1 ND the Famine was fore in the Land.

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2 And it came to pafs when they had eaten up the Corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their Father faid unto them, Go again, buy us a little Food.

3 Judah fpake unto him, faying, The Man did folemnly proteft unto us, faying, Ye fhall not fee my Face, except your Brother be with you.

4 If thou wilt fend our Brother with us, we will go down and buy thee Food.

5 But if thou wilt not fend him, we will not go down : for the Man faid unto us, Ye fhall not fee my Face, except your Brother be with you.

6 And Ifrael faid, Wherefore dealt ye fo ill with me, as to tell the Man whether ye had yet a Brother?

7 And they faid, The Man afked us ftraitly of our State, and of our Kindred, faying, Is your Father yet alive? have ye another Brother? and we told him according to the Tenor of thefe Words: could we certainly know that he would fay, Bring your Brother down?

8 And Judah faid unto Ifrael his Father, Send the Lad with me, and we will arife and go; that we may live and not die, bath we, and thou, and alfo our little ones.

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