28 “1It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: aGod has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

29 “Behold, aseven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt;

30 and after them aseven years of famine will 1come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will 2ravage the land.

31 “So the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it will be very severe.

32 “Now as for the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice, it means that athe matter is determined by God, and God will quickly bring it about.

33 “Now let Pharaoh look for a man adiscerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

34 “Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers 1in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance.

35 “Then let them agather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and let them guard it.

36 “Let the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine.”