Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 And it came to pass after two full years that Pharao had a dream. He thought he stood upon the river.
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When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,
2 And lo, there came up as it were out of the river seven cows, fair in appearance, and choice of flesh, and they fed on the sedge.
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when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds.
3 And other seven cows came up after these out of the river, ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, and fed by the cows on the bank of the river.
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After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank.
4 And the seven ill-favoured and lean cows devoured the seven well-favoured and choice-fleshed cows; and Pharao awoke.
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And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.
5 And he dreamed again. And, behold, seven ears came up on one stalk, choice and good.
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He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.
6 And, behold, seven ears thin and blasted with the wind, grew up after them.
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After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—thin and scorched by the east wind.
7 And the seven thin ears and blasted with the wind devoured the seven choice and full ears; and Pharao awoke, and it was a dream.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.
8 And it was morning, and his soul was troubled; and he sent and called all the interpreters of Egypt, and all her wise men; and Pharao related to them his dream, and there was no one to interpret it to Pharao.
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In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
9 And the chief cupbearer spoke to Pharao, saying, I this day remember my fault:
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Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I am reminded of my shortcomings.
10 Pharao was angry with his servants, and put us in prison in the house of the captain of the guard, both me and the chief baker.
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Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.
11 And we had a dream both in one night, I and he; we saw, each according to his dream.
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Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own.
12 And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard; and we related to him , and he interpreted to us.
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Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each man the interpretation of his dream.
13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted them to us, so also it happened, both that I was restored to my office, and that he was hanged.
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And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was restored to my position, and the other man was impaled.”
14 And Pharao having sent, called Joseph; and they brought him out from the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he came to Pharao.
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So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.
15 And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.
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Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”
16 And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.
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“I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”
17 And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
18 and there came up as it were out of the river, seven cows well-favoured and choice-fleshed, and they fed on the sedge.
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when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they grazed among the reeds.
19 And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.
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After them, seven other cows came up—scrawny and very ugly and lean. I had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.
20 And the seven ill-favoured and thin cows ate up the seven first good and choice cows.
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The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.
21 And they went into their bellies; and it was not perceptible that they had gone into their bellies, and their appearance was ill-favoured, as also at the beginning; and after I awoke I slept,
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But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so; they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.
22 and saw again in my sleep, and as it were seven ears came up on one stem, full and good.
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“In my dream I saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing on a single stalk.
23 And other seven ears, thin and blasted with the wind, sprang up close to them.
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After them, seven other heads sprouted—withered and thin and scorched by the east wind.
24 And the seven thin and blasted ears devoured the seven fine and full ears: so I spoke to the interpreters, and there was no one to explain it to me.
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The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this to the magicians, but none of them could explain it to me.”
25 And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.
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Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.
26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years; the dream of Pharao is one.
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The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain are seven years; it is one and the same dream.
27 And the seven thin kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven thin and blasted ears are seven years; there shall be seven years of famine.
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The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They are seven years of famine.
28 And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao:
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“It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
29 behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land of Egypt.
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Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,
30 But there shall come seven years of famine after these, and they shall forget the plenty that shall be in all Egypt, and the famine shall consume the land.
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but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.
31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine that shall be after this, for it shall be very grievous.
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The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe.
32 And concerning the repetition of the dream to Pharao twice, because the saying which is from God shall be true, and God will hasten to accomplish it.
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The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.
33 Now then, look out a wise and prudent man, and set him over the land of Egypt.
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“And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.
34 And let Pharao make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.
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Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.
35 And let them gather all the food of these seven good years that are coming, and let the corn be gathered under the hand of Pharao; let food be kept in the cities.
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They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food.
36 And the stored food shall be for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not be utterly destroyed by the famine.
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This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.”
37 And the word was pleasing in the sight of Pharao, and in the sight of all his servants.
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The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.
38 And Pharao said to all his servants, Shall we find such a man as this, who has the Spirit of God in him?
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So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God ?”
39 And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has shewed thee all these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than thou.
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.
40 Thou shalt be over my house, and all my people shall be obedient to thy word; only in the throne will I excel thee.
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You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.”
41 And Pharao said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee this day over all the land of Egypt.
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So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”
42 And Pharao took his ring off his hand, and put it on the hand of Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace of gold about his neck.
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Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on Joseph’s finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
43 And he mounted him on the second of his chariots, and a herald made proclamation before him; and he set him over all the land of Egypt.
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He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and people shouted before him, “Make way !” Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
44 And Pharao said to Joseph, I am Pharao; without thee no one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.
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Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.”
45 And Pharao called the name of Joseph, Psonthomphanech; and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, to wife.
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Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.
46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharao, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharao, and went through all the land of Egypt.
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Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt.
47 And the land produced, in the seven years of plenty, handfuls .
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During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully.
48 And he gathered all the food of the seven years, in which was the plenty in the land of Egypt; and he laid up the food in the cities; the food of the fields of a city round about it he laid up in it.
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Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it.
49 And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number .
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Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
50 And to Joseph were born two sons, before the seven years of famine came, which Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, bore to him.
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Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, , has made me forget all my toils, and all my father's house.
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Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”
52 And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, , has increased me in the land of my humiliation.
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The second son he named Ephraim and said, “It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering.”
53 And the seven years of plenty passed away, which were in the land of Egypt.
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The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end,
54 And the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph said; and there was a famine in all the land; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.
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and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food.
55 And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.
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When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharaoh for food. Then Pharaoh told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”
56 And the famine was on the face of all the earth; and Joseph opened all the granaries, and sold to all the Egyptians.
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When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt.
57 And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.
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And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.
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