Verse 55

Genesis 41:55

Literal Standard Version

55 and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people cry to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh says to all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph; that which he says to you—do.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּרְעַב֙ כָּל אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַ/יִּצְעַ֥ק הָ/עָ֛ם אֶל פַּרְעֹ֖ה לַ/לָּ֑חֶם וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֤ה לְ/כָל מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לְכ֣וּ אֶל יוֹסֵ֔ף אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַ֥ר לָ/כֶ֖ם תַּעֲשֽׂוּ
English Translation
And all the land of Egypt was hungry, and the people cried out to Pharaoh for bread. And Pharaoh said to all Egypt, "Go to Joseph; whatever he says to you, do."
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Chapter 41 Context
1 And it comes to pass, at the end of two years of days that Pharaoh is dreaming, and behold, he is st... Focus ↗
2 and behold, from the River coming up are seven cows, of beautiful appearance, and fat in flesh, and... Focus ↗
3 and behold, seven other cows are coming up after them out of the River, of bad appearance, and lean... Focus ↗
4 and the cows of bad appearance and lean in flesh eat up the seven cows of beautiful appearance, and... Focus ↗
5 And he sleeps, and dreams a second time, and behold, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, fat and... Focus ↗
6 and behold, seven ears, thin, and blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them; Focus ↗
7 and the thin ears swallow the seven fat and full ears—and Pharaoh awakens, and behold, a dream. Focus ↗
8 And it comes to pass in the morning, that his spirit is moved, and he sends and calls all the enchan... Focus ↗
9 And the chief of the butlers speaks with Pharaoh, saying, “I mention my sin this day: Focus ↗
10 Pharaoh has been angry against his servants, and puts me in confinement in the house of the chief of... Focus ↗
11 and we dream a dream in one night, I and he, each according to the interpretation of his dream we ha... Focus ↗
12 And there is with us a youth, a Hebrew, servant to the chief of the executioners, and we recount to... Focus ↗
13 and it comes to pass, as he has interpreted to us so it has been, me he put back on my station, and... Focus ↗
14 And Pharaoh sends and calls Joseph, and they cause him to run out of the pit, and he shaves, and cha... Focus ↗
15 And Pharaoh says to Joseph, “I have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it, and I have h... Focus ↗
16 and Joseph answers Pharaoh, saying, “Without me—God (Elohim) answers Pharaoh with peace.” Focus ↗
17 And Pharaoh speaks to Joseph: “In my dream, behold, I am standing by the edge of the River, Focus ↗
18 and behold, out of the River coming up are seven cows, fat in flesh, and of beautiful form, and they... Focus ↗
19 and behold, seven other cows are coming up after them, thin, and of very bad form, and lean in flesh... Focus ↗
20 And the lean and the bad cows eat up the first seven fat cows, Focus ↗
21 and they come in to their midst, and it has not been known that they have come in to their midst, an... Focus ↗
22 And I see in my dream, and behold, seven ears are coming up on one stalk, full and good; Focus ↗
23 and behold, seven ears, withered, thin, blasted with an east wind, are springing up after them; Focus ↗
24 and the thin ears swallow the seven good ears; and I tell it to the enchanters, and there is none de... Focus ↗
25 And Joseph says to Pharaoh, “The dream of Pharaoh is one: that which God (Elohim) is doing he has de... Focus ↗
26 the seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good ears are seven years, the dream is one; Focus ↗
27 and the seven thin and bad cows which are coming up after them are seven years, and the seven empty... Focus ↗
28 this is the thing which I have spoken to Pharaoh: God (Elohim) has shown Pharaoh what He is doing. Focus ↗
29 Behold, seven years are coming of great abundance in all the land of Egypt, Focus ↗
30 and seven years of famine have arisen after them, and all the plenty is forgotten in the land of Egy... Focus ↗
31 and the plenty is not known in the land because of that famine afterward, for it is very grievous. Focus ↗
32 And because of the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice, surely the thing is established by God (... Focus ↗
33 And now, let Pharaoh provide a man, intelligent and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt; Focus ↗
34 let Pharaoh make and appoint overseers over the land, and receive a fifth of the land of Egypt in th... Focus ↗
35 and they gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and heap up grain under the hand o... Focus ↗
36 and the food has been for a store for the land, for the seven years of famine which are in the land... Focus ↗
37 And the thing is good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants, Focus ↗
38 and Pharaoh says to his servants, “Do we find like this, a man in whom the Spirit of God (Elohim) is... Focus ↗
39 And Pharaoh says to Joseph, “After God (Elohim)’s causing you to know all this, there is none intell... Focus ↗
40 you are over my house, and at your mouth do all my people kiss; only in the throne I am greater than... Focus ↗
41 And Pharaoh says to Joseph, “See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt.” Focus ↗
42 And Pharaoh turns aside his seal-ring from off his hand, and puts it on the hand of Joseph, and clot... Focus ↗
43 and causes him to ride in the second chariot which he has, and they proclaim before him, “Bow the kn... Focus ↗
44 And Pharaoh says to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without you a man does not lift up his hand and his f... Focus ↗
45 and Pharaoh calls Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he gives to him Asenath daughter of Poti-Phera... Focus ↗
46 And Joseph is a son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Joseph goes ou... Focus ↗
47 and the land makes in the seven years of plenty by handfuls. Focus ↗
48 And he gathers all the food of the seven years which have been in the land of Egypt, and puts food i... Focus ↗
49 and Joseph gathers grain as sand of the sea, multiplying exceedingly, until he has ceased to number,... Focus ↗
50 And to Joseph were born two sons before the year of famine comes, whom Asenath daughter of Poti-Pher... Focus ↗
51 and Joseph calls the name of the firstborn Manasseh: “For God (Elohim) has made me to forget all my... Focus ↗
52 and the name of the second he has called Ephraim: “For God (Elohim) has caused me to be fruitful in... Focus ↗
53 And the seven years of plenty are completed which have been in the land of Egypt, Focus ↗
54 and the seven years of famine begin to come, as Joseph said, and famine is in all the lands, but in... Focus ↗
55 and all the land of Egypt is famished, and the people cry to Pharaoh for bread, and Pharaoh says to...
56 And the famine has been over all the face of the land, and Joseph opens all places which have grain... Focus ↗
57 and all the earth has come to Egypt, to buy, to Joseph, for the famine was severe in all the earth. Focus ↗