Génesis 41:16-26

16 Y respondió José al Faraón, diciendo: No está en mí; Dios será el que responda paz al Faraón

17 Entonces el Faraón dijo a José: En mi sueño, he aquí, que estaba a la orilla del río

18 y que del río subían siete vacas gruesas de carne y hermosas de forma, que pacían en el prado

19 Y que otras siete vacas subían después de ellas, flacas y de muy feo aspecto; tan extenuadas, que no he visto otras semejantes en toda la tierra de Egipto en fealdad

20 Y las vacas flacas y feas tragaban a las siete primeras vacas gruesas

21 y entraban en sus entrañas, mas no se conocía que hubieran entrado en ellas, porque su parecer era aún malo, como al principio. Y yo desperté

22 Vi también soñando, y he aquí siete espigas subían en una misma caña llenas y hermosas

23 y que otras siete espigas menudas, marchitas, abatidas del solano, subían después de ellas

24 Y las espigas menudas tragaban a las siete espigas hermosas; y lo he dicho a los magos, mas no hay quién me lo declare

25 Entonces respondió José al Faraón: El sueño del Faraón es uno mismo: Dios ha mostrado al Faraón lo que él hace

26 Las siete vacas hermosas siete años son; y las espigas hermosas son siete años: el sueño es uno mismo

Génesis 41:16-26 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.