Genesis 41 BSB ISV Parallel

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1After two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing beside the Nile,

1Two years later—to the day—Pharaoh dreamed that he was standing by the Nile River,

2when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

2when all of a sudden seven healthy, plump cows emerged from the Nile to graze in the grass that grew in the reeds that lined the bank.

3After them, seven other cows, sickly and thin, came up from the Nile and stood beside the well-fed cows on the bank of the river.

3Right after that, seven more cows came up out of the Nile. Ugly and gaunt, they stood next to the other cows on the bank of the Nile River.

4And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,

4But all of a sudden they ate up the seven healthy, plump cows! Then Pharaoh woke up.

5but he fell back asleep and dreamed a second time: Seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, came up on one stalk.

5After he had fallen back to sleep, he had a second dream, in which seven ears of plump, fruit-filled grain grew up on a single stalk.

6After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind.

6Suddenly seven thin ears of grain that had been scorched by an east wind sprouted up right after them

7And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven plump, ripe ones. Then Pharaoh awoke and realized it was a dream.

7and ate up the seven plump, fruit-filled ears. Then Pharaoh woke up a second time, and it had been a very vivid dream!

8In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

8The very next morning, he was frustrated about the dream, so he sent word to summon all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them what he had dreamed, but no one could interpret them.

9Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, “Today I recall my failures.

9Then Pharaoh's senior security advisor spoke up. "Maybe I should make a confession.

10Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.

10When Pharaoh was angry with some of his servants, he incarcerated me in custody of the captain of the bodyguard, along with Pharaoh's head chef.

11One night both the chief baker and I had dreams, and each dream had its own meaning.

11We each had a dream on the same night, and each dream had its own meaning.

12Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him our dreams and he interpreted them for us individually.

12There was a Hebrew young man incarcerated with us, who was also working as a servant to the captain of the bodyguard. "We each related our dreams, and then he interpreted them for us. He provided specific meanings for each of our dreams.

13And it happened to us just as he had interpreted: I was restored to my position, and the other man was hanged.”

13And what he interpreted for each of us came true! Pharaoh restored me to my responsibilities, but he executed the other man."

14So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.

14Pharoah sent word to summon Joseph quickly from the dungeon, so they shaved his beard, changed his clothes, and then sent him straight to Pharaoh.

15Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”

15"I've had a dream," Pharaoh told Joseph, "but nobody can interpret it. I've heard that you can interpret dreams."

16“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”

16"I can't do that," Joseph replied, "but God is concerned about Pharaoh's well-being."

17Then Pharaoh said to Joseph: “In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,

17So Pharaoh told Joseph, "In my dream, I was standing on the bank of the Nile River,

18when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

18and all of a sudden seven healthy, plump, beautiful cows emerged from the Nile and began to graze among the reeds that line the bank.

19After them, seven other cows—sickly, ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!

19Just then, seven other cows emerged after them, poor, ugly, and appearing very gaunt in their flesh. I've never seen anything as ugly as those cows anywhere in the entire land of Egypt!

20Then the thin, ugly cows devoured the seven well-fed cows that were there first.

20But those thin, gaunt cows gobbled up the first seven healthy cows!

21When they had devoured them, however, no one could tell that they had done so; their appearance was as ugly as it had been before. Then I awoke.

21Not only that," Pharaoh continued, "after they had finished devouring the cows, nobody could tell that they had gobbled them up, because they were just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

22In my dream I also saw seven heads of grain, plump and ripe, growing on a single stalk.

22Later, I also dreamed about seven plump, fruit-filled ears of grain that grew up out of a single stalk.

23After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted—withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.

23All of a sudden, seven thin, withered ears of grain, scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them.

24And the thin heads of grain swallowed the seven plump ones. I told this dream to the magicians, but no one could explain it to me.”

24But the thin ears gobbled up the seven good ears. I told all this to my advisors, but nobody was able to explain it to me."

25At this, Joseph said to Pharaoh, “The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what He is about to do.

25"Pharaoh's dreams are identical," Joseph replied. "God has told Pharaoh what he is getting ready to do.

26The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven ripe heads of grain are seven years. The dreams have the same meaning.

26The seven healthy cows represent seven years, as do the seven healthy ears. The dreams are identical.

27Moreover, the seven thin, ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind—they are seven years of famine.

27The seven gaunt cows that arose after the healthy cows are seven years, as are the seven gaunt ears scorched by the east wind. There will be seven years of famine.

28It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

28So the message that I have for Pharaoh is that God is telling Pharaoh what he is getting ready to do.

29Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

29Be advised that seven years of phenomenal abundance are coming throughout all the land of Egypt,

30but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will devastate the land.

30but after them seven years of famine are ahead, during which all of the abundance will be forgotten throughout the land of Egypt. The famine will ravage the land so severely that

31The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

31there will be no surplus in the land due to the coming famine, because it will be very severe.

32Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.

32"Now since Pharaoh had that dream twice, it means that this event has been scheduled by God, and God will bring it to pass very soon.

33Now, therefore, Pharaoh should look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt.

33Therefore let Pharaoh select a wise, discerning person to place in charge over the land of Egypt.

34Let Pharaoh take action and appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

34Also, let Pharaoh immediately proceed to appoint supervisors over the land of Egypt, who will collect one fifth of its agricultural production during the coming seven years of abundance.

35Under the authority of Pharaoh, let them collect all the excess food from these good years, that they may come and lay up the grain to be preserved as food in the cities.

35Let them collect all the food during the coming fruitful years, store up the grain in cities governed by Pharaoh's authority, and place it under guard.

36This food will be a reserve for the land during the seven years of famine to come upon the land of Egypt. Then the country will not perish in the famine.”

36Let the food be kept in reserve to feed the land for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout Egypt, so the people don't die during the famine."

37This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.

37What Joseph proposed pleased Pharaoh and all of his advisors,

38So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”

38so Pharaoh asked his servants, "Can we find anyone else like this—someone in whom the Spirit of God lives?

39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.

39Since God has revealed all of this to you," Pharaoh told Joseph, "there is no one so wise and discerning as you.

40You shall be in charge of my house, and all my people are to obey your commands. Only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”

40So you are to be appointed in charge over my palace, and all of my people are to do whatever you command them to do. Only the throne will have greater authority than you."

41Pharaoh also told Joseph, “I hereby place you over all the land of Egypt.”

41"Look!" Pharaoh confirmed to Joseph, "I've put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt!"

42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

42Then Pharaoh removed his signet ring from his hand, placed it on Joseph's hand, had him clothed in fine linen garments, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

43He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

43Then he provided him with a chariot as his second-in-command, outfitted with a group of people who shouted out in front of him, "Bow your knees!" And that's how Pharaoh set Joseph over the entire land of Egypt.

44And Pharaoh declared to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your permission, no one in all the land of Egypt shall lift his hand or foot.”

44Pharaoh also told Joseph, "I'm still Pharaoh, but without your permission nobody in all of the land of Egypt will so much as lift up their hands or take a step!"

45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

45Pharaoh also changed Joseph's name to Zaphenath-paneah and gave Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, to him as his wife. And that's how Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.

46Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.

46Joseph was 30 years old when he began to serve Pharaoh, king of Egypt, by traveling throughout the land of Egypt, independent from Pharaoh's oversight.

47During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.

47While bumper crops grew during the seven abundant years,

48During those seven years, Joseph collected all the excess food in the land of Egypt and stored it in the cities. In every city he laid up the food from the fields around it.

48Joseph collected the surplus food throughout the land of Egypt, storing food in cities; that is, he gathered the food from fields that surrounded every city and stored it there.

49So Joseph stored up grain in such abundance, like the sand of the sea, that he stopped keeping track of it; for it was beyond measure.

49Joseph stored up so much grain—like sand on the seashore in so much abundance!—that he stopped keeping records because it was proving to be impossible to measure how much they were gathering.

50Before the years of famine arrived, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.

50Before the years of famine arrived, Joseph fathered two sons with Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On.

51Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.”

51Joseph named his firstborn son Manasseh because, he said, "God has made me forget all of my hard life and my father's house."

52And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

52He named his second son Ephraim because, he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my troubles."

53When the seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end,

53As soon as the seven years of abundance throughout the land of Egypt ended,

54the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. And although there was famine in every country, there was food throughout the land of Egypt.

54the seven years of famine started, just as Joseph had predicted. It was an international famine, but there was food everywhere throughout the land of Egypt.

55When extreme hunger came to all the land of Egypt and the people cried out to Pharaoh for food, he told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do whatever he tells you.”

55Eventually, the land of Egypt began to feel the effects of the famine, so the people cried out to Pharaoh for food. "Go see Joseph," Pharaoh announced to all the Egyptians, "and do whatever he tells you to do."

56When the famine had spread over all the land, Joseph opened up all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians; for the famine was severe in the land of Egypt.

56Joseph opened all of the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, because the famine was beginning to be severe throughout the land of Egypt.

57And every nation came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain, because the famine was severe over all the earth.

57In addition, all of the surrounding nations came to Joseph to buy grain from Egypt, because the famine had become severe throughout the world.

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