Génesis 41:31-41

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

34 Haga esto el Faraón, y ponga gobernadores sobre la provincia, y quinte la tierra de Egipto en los siete años de la abundancia

35 y junten toda la provisión de estos buenos años que vienen, y junten el trigo bajo la mano del Faraón para mantenimiento de las ciudades; y guárdenlo

36 Y esté aquella provisión en depósito para la tierra, para los siete años del hambre que serán en la tierra de Egipto; y la tierra no perecerá de hambre

37 Y la palabra pareció bien a Faraón, y a sus siervos

38 Y dijo el Faraón a sus siervos: ¿Hemos de hallar otro hombre como éste, en quien haya Espíritu de Dios

39 Y dijo el Faraón a José: Pues que Dios te ha hecho saber todo esto, no hay entendido ni sabio como tú

40 Tú serás sobre mi casa, y por tu dicho se gobernará todo mi pueblo; solamente en el trono seré yo mayor que tú

41 Dijo más el Faraón a José: He aquí yo te he puesto sobre toda la tierra de Egipto

Génesis 41:31-41 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.