Génesis 41:28-38

28 Esto es lo que respondo al Faraón. Lo que Dios hace, lo ha mostrado al Faraón.

29 He aquí vienen siete años de gran abundancia en toda la tierra de Egipto.

30 Y se levantarán tras ellos siete años de hambre; y toda la abundancia será olvidada en la tierra de Egipto; y el hambre consumirá la tierra;

31 y aquella abundancia no se echará de ver a causa del hambre siguiente, la cual será gravísima.

32 Y el suceder el sueño al Faraón dos veces, significa que la cosa es firme de parte de Dios, y que Dios se apresura a hacerla.

33 Por tanto, provéase ahora el Faraón de un varón prudente y sabio, y póngalo sobre la tierra de Egipto.

34 Haga esto el Faraón, y ponga gobernadores sobre la provincia, y quinte la tierra de Egipto en los siete años de la abundancia;

35 y junten toda la provisión de estos buenos años que vienen, y alleguen el trigo bajo la mano del Faraón para mantenimiento de las ciudades; y guárdenlo.

36 Y esté aquella provisión en depósito para la tierra, para los siete años del hambre que serán en la tierra de Egipto; y la tierra no perecerá de hambre.

37 Y el negocio pareció bien a Faraón, y a sus siervos.

38 Y dijo el Faraón a sus siervos: ¿Hemos de hallar otro hombre como éste, en quien haya Espíritu de Dios?

Génesis 41:28-38 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.