Génesis 41:20-30

20 Y las vacas flacas y feas devoraron las primeras siete vacas gordas.

21 Pero cuando las habían devorado, no se podía notar que las hubieran devorado; pues su aspecto era tan feo como al principio. Entonces me desperté.

22 Y he aquí, en mi sueño también vi que siete espigas llenas y buenas crecían en una sola caña.

23 Y he aquí que siete espigas marchitas, menudas y quemadas por el viento solano, brotaron después de aquéllas;

24 y las espigas menudas devoraron a las siete espigas buenas. Y se lo conté a los adivinos, pero no hubo quien me lo pudiera explicar.

25 Entonces José dijo a Faraón: Los dos sueños de Faraón son uno; Dios ha anunciado a Faraón lo que El va a hacer.

26 Las siete vacas buenas son siete años, y las siete espigas buenas son siete años; los dos sueños son uno.

27 Y las siete vacas flacas y feas que subieron detrás de ellas son siete años, y las siete espigas quemadas por el viento solano serán siete años de hambre.

28 Esto es lo que he dicho a Faraón: Dios ha mostrado a Faraón lo que va a hacer.

29 He aquí, vienen siete años de gran abundancia en toda la tierra de Egipto;

30 y después de ellos vendrán siete años de hambre, y se olvidará toda la abundancia en la tierra de Egipto; y el hambre asolará la tierra.

Génesis 41:20-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 41

In this chapter are related Pharaoh's dreams, which his magicians could not interpret, Ge 41:1-9, upon which the chief butler now remembering Joseph, recommended him to Pharaoh as an interpreter, having had an happy experience of him as such himself, Ge 41:10-13, when Joseph was sent for out of prison; and Pharaoh having related his dreams, he interpreted them of seven years of plenty, and seven years of famine, that should be in the land of Egypt, Ge 41:14-32; and having done, he gave his advice to provide in the years of plenty against the years of famine, and proposed a scheme for doing it, which was approved of by Pharaoh and his ministers, Ge 41:33-37; and Joseph himself was pitched upon as the most proper person to execute it, and was appointed chief over the kingdom next to Pharaoh, who gave him a new name and a wife upon this occasion, Ge 41:38-45; accordingly, in the years of plenty he took a tour throughout the whole land, and gathered and laid up food in vast quantities in every city, Ge 41:46-49; an account is given of two sons born to Joseph, and of their names, Ge 41:50-52; and of the seven years of famine, beginning to come on at the end of the seven years of plenty, which brought great distress on the land of Egypt, and the countries round about, who all came to Joseph to buy corn, Ge 41:53-57.