Génesis 41:23-33

23 y que otras siete espigas menudas, marchitas, abatidas del solano, subían después de ellas

24 Y las espigas menudas tragaban a las siete espigas hermosas; y lo he dicho a los magos, mas no hay quién me lo declare

25 Entonces respondió José al Faraón: El sueño del Faraón es uno mismo: Dios ha mostrado al Faraón lo que él hace

26 Las siete vacas hermosas siete años son; y las espigas hermosas son siete años: el sueño es uno mismo

27 También las siete vacas flacas y feas que subían tras ellas, son siete años; y las siete espigas menudas y marchitas del solano, siete años serán de hambre

28 Esto es lo que respondo al Faraón. Lo que Dios hace, lo ha mostrado al Faraón

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

30 Y se levantarán tras ellos siete años de hambre; y toda la abundancia será olvidada en la tierra de Egipto; y el hambre consumirá la tierra

31 y aquella abundancia no se echará de ver a causa del hambre siguiente, la cual será gravísima

32 Y el suceder el sueño al Faraón dos veces, significa que la cosa es firme de parte de Dios, y que Dios se apresura a hacerla

33 Por tanto, provéase ahora el Faraón de un varón prudente y sabio, y póngalo sobre la tierra de Egipto

Génesis 41:23-33 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.