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And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands.

And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended.

And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father"s house.

And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him.

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same.

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh called Joseph"s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt.

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph"s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.

And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.

And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:

This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.