Genesis 39–50

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and ^aPotiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hand of the ^bIshmeelites, which had brought him down thither. ²And ^cthe Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. ³And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord ^dmade all that he did to prosper in his hand. ⁴And Joseph ^efound grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. ⁵And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house ^ffor Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. ⁶And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph ^gwas a goodly person, and well favoured. ⁷And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. ⁸But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and ^hhe hath committed all that he hath to my hand; ⁹There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he ⁱkept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and ^ksin against God? ¹⁰And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. ¹¹And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. ¹²And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. ¹³And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, ¹⁴that she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in a Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: ¹⁵and it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. ¹⁶And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. ¹⁷And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: ¹⁸and it came to pass, as I lift up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. ¹⁹And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. ²⁰And Joseph’s master took him, and ^lput him into the ^mprison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the ^mprison. ²¹But ⁿthe Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and ^ogave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. ²²And the keeper of the prison ^pcommitted to Joseph’s hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. ²³The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because ^qthe Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

XL.And it came to pass after these things, that the ^abutler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. ²And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his ^bofficers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. ^3cAnd he put them in ward in the house of the ^dcaptain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. ⁴And the captain of the guard ^echarged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. ⁵And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. ⁶And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they were sad. ⁷And he asked Pharaoh’s officers that were with him in the ward of his lord’s house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? ⁸And they said unto him, ^fWe have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, ^gDo not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. ⁹And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; ¹⁰and in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: ¹¹and Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand. ¹²And Joseph said unto him, ^hThis is the interpretation of it: The three branches ⁱare three days: ¹³yet within three days shall Pharaoh ^klift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh’s cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. ¹⁴But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and ^lshew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: ¹⁵for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: ^mand here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. ¹⁶When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and behold, I had three white baskets on my head: ¹⁷and in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. ¹⁸And Joseph answered and said, ⁿThis is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: ^19oyet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. ²⁰And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s ^pbirthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he ^qlifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. ²¹And he ^rrestored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and ^she gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand: ²²but he ^thanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. ²³Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.

XLI.And it came to pass at the end of ^atwo full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and behold, he stood by the river. ²And behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a ^bmeadow. ³And behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. ⁴And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. ⁵And he slept and dreamed the second time: and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. ⁶And behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprang up after them. ⁷And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. ⁸And it came to pass in the morning ^cthat his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all ^dthe magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. ⁹Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: ¹⁰Pharaoh was ^ewroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the ^fcaptain of the guard’s house, both me and the chief baker: ¹¹and ^gwe dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. ¹²And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he ^hinterpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. ¹³And it came to pass, ⁱas he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

^14kThen Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they ^lbrought him hastily ^mout of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. ¹⁵And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have ^gdreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: ⁿand I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. ¹⁶And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, ^oIt is not in me: ^pGod shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. ¹⁷And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, ^qIn my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: ¹⁸and behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: ¹⁹and behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: ²⁰and the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: ²¹and 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. ²²And I saw in my dream, and behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: ²³and behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: ²⁴and the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and ^rI told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. ²⁵And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: ^sGod hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. ²⁶The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. ²⁷And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be ^tseven years of famine. ^28uThis is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: ^uWhat God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. ²⁹Behold, there…