Génesis 41:1-7

1 Y aconteció que al cabo de dos años, Faraón tuvo un sueño; y he aquí, soñó que estaba de pie junto al Nilo.

2 Y de pronto, del Nilo subieron siete vacas de hermoso aspecto y gordas, y pacían en el carrizal.

3 Pero he aquí, otras siete vacas de mal aspecto y flacas subieron del Nilo detrás de ellas, y se pararon junto a las otras vacas a la orilla del Nilo;

4 y las vacas de mal aspecto y flacas devoraron las siete vacas de hermoso aspecto y gordas. Entonces Faraón despertó.

5 Se quedó dormido y soñó por segunda vez; y he aquí que siete espigas llenas y buenas crecían en una sola caña.

6 Y he aquí que siete espigas, menudas y quemadas por el viento solano, brotaron después de aquéllas.

7 Y las espigas menudas devoraron a las siete espigas gruesas y llenas. Entonces Faraón despertó, y he aquí, era un sueño.

Génesis 41:1-7 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.