Génesis 41:51-57

51 José llamó a su hijo mayor Manasés,
porque dijo: «Dios me hizo olvidar todas mis angustias y a todos los de la familia de mi padre».

52 José llamó a su segundo hijo Efraín,
porque dijo: «Dios me hizo fructífero en esta tierra de mi aflicción».

53 Finalmente acabaron los siete años de cosechas abundantes en toda la tierra de Egipto.

54 Después comenzaron los siete años de hambre, tal como José había predicho. El hambre también azotó a todas las regiones vecinas, pero en todo Egipto había alimento de sobra.

55 Con el tiempo, sin embargo, el hambre se extendió por toda la tierra de Egipto también. Cuando la gente reclamó alimento al faraón, él les dijo: «Vayan a ver a José y hagan todo lo que les diga».

56 Entonces, dada la gravedad del hambre en todas partes, José abrió los graneros y distribuyó grano a los egipcios, porque el hambre era intensa en toda la tierra de Egipto.

57 Y llegaba a Egipto gente de todas partes para comprarle grano a José, porque el hambre era intensa en todo el mundo.

Génesis 41:51-57 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.