Joseph Rises to Power
37 And the plan was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants.
38
Then Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this in whom is the spirit of God?"
39
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all of this known to you there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
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You shall be over my house, and to your word all my people shall submit. Only [with respect to] the throne will I be greater than you."
41
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt."
42
Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his finger and put it on the finger of Joseph. And he clothed him with garments of fine linen, and he put a chain of gold around his neck.
43
And he had him ride in his second chariot. And they cried out before him, "Kneel!" And Pharaoh set him over all the land of Egypt.
44
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I [am] Pharaoh, but without your consent no one will lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt."
45
And Pharaoh called the name of Joseph Zaphenath-paneah and gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, as a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.
46
Now Joseph {was thirty years old} 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.
47
And the land produced a plenty in the seven years of abundance.
48
And 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.
49
And Joseph piled up grain like the sand of the sea in great abundance until he stopped counting [it], for {it could not be counted}.
50
Before the years of famine came, Asenath, daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore two sons to him.
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And 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."
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And the name of the second he called Ephraim, for [he said], "God has made me fruitful in the land of my misfortune."
53
And the seven years of abundance which [were] in the land of Egypt came to an end.
54
And the seven years of famine began to come as Joseph had said. And there was famine in all of the countries, but in the land of Egypt there was food.
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And when all the land of Egypt was hungry the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. And Pharaoh said to all the land of Egypt, "Go to Joseph; what he says to you, you must do."
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And the famine was over the whole land, and Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold [food] to the Egyptians. And the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.
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And every land came to Egypt to Joseph to buy grain, for the famine was severe in every land.