Genesis 41:46–57

⁴⁶Now Joseph was thirty years old^v when he stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and traveled through the whole land of Egypt. ⁴⁷And the land produced a plenty in the seven years of abundance. ⁴⁸And he gathered all the food of the seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt. And he stored the food in the cities. The food of the field that surrounded each city he stored in its midst. ⁴⁹And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting it, for it could not be counted.^{w 50}Before the year of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph, whom Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him. ⁵¹And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh, for he said, “God has caused me to forget all my hardship and all my father’s house.” ⁵²And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune.” ⁵³And the seven years of abundance which were in the land of Egypt came to an end. ⁵⁴And the seven years of famine began to come as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all of the countries, but in all the land of Egypt there was food. ⁵⁵And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do.” ⁵⁶And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses^x and sold food to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt. ⁵⁷And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.