Gênesis 41:15-25

15 E Faraó disse a José: Eu sonhei um sonho, e ninguém há que o interprete; mas de ri ouvi dizer que quando ouves um sonho o interpretas.

16 E respondeu José a Faraó, dizendo: Isso não está em mim; Deus dará resposta de paz a Faraó.

17 Então disse Faraó a José: Eis que em meu sonho estava em pé na praia do rio,

18 E eis que subiam do rio sete vacas gordas de carne e formosas � vista, e pastavam no prado.

19 E eis que outras sete vacas subiam após estas, muito feias � vista, e magras de carne; não tenho visto outras taus, quanto � fealdade, em toda a terra do Egito

20 E as vacas magras e feias comiam as primeiras sete vacas gordas;

21 E entravam em suas entranhas, mas não se conhecia que houvessem entrado em suas entranhas; porque o seu parecer era feio como no principio. Então acordei.

22 Depois vi em meu sonho, e eis que dum mesmo pé subiam sete espigas cheias e boas;

23 E eis que sete espigas secas, miúdas e queimadas do vento oriental brotavam após elas.

24 E as sete espigas miudas devoravam as sete espigas boas. E eu disse-o aos magos, mas ninguém houve que mo interpretasse.

25 Então disse José a Faraó: O sonho de Faraó é um só; o que Deus há de fazer, notificou-o a Faraó.

Gênesis 41:15-25 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.