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And it came to pass on the third day that it was Pharao�s birth-day, and he made a banquet for all his servants, and he remembered the office of the cupbearer and the office of the baker in the midst of his servants.

And as for the word which I have told Pharao, whatsoever God intends to do, he has shewn to Pharao:

behold, for seven years there is coming great plenty in all the land of Egypt.

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of the famine that shall be after this, for it shall be very grievous.

And let Pharao make and appoint local governors over the land; and let them take up a fifth part of all the produce of the land of Egypt for the seven years of the plenty.

And the stored food shall be for the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; and the land shall not be utterly destroyed by the famine.

And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number of it.

And Joseph called the name of the first-born, Manasse; for God, said he, has made me forget all my toils, and all my father�s house.

And he called the name of the second, Ephraim; for God, said he, has increased me in the land of my humiliation.

And all the land of Egypt was hungry; and the people cried to Pharao for bread. And Pharao said to all the Egyptians, Go to Joseph, and do whatsoever he shall tell you.

And all countries came to Egypt to buy of Joseph, for the famine prevailed in all the earth.

Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt; go down thither, and buy for us a little food, that we may live, and not die.

But Jacob sent not Benjamin, the brother of Joseph, with his brethren; for he said, Lest, haply, disease befall him.

And the sons of Israel came to buy with those that came, for the famine was in the land of Chanaan.

And he said to them on the third day, This do, and ye shall live, for I fear God.

And each said to his brother, Yes, indeed, for we are in fault concerning our brother, when we disregarded the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we hearkened not to him; and therefore has this affliction come upon us.

But they knew not that Joseph understood them; for there was an interpreter between them.

And Joseph gave orders to fill their vessels with corn, and to return their money to each into his sack, and to give them provision for the way; and it was so done to them.

And one having opened his sack to give his asses fodder, at the place where they rested, saw also his bundle of money, for it was on the mouth of his sack.

And the man, the lord of the land, said to us, Herein shall I know that ye are peaceable; leave one brother here with me, and having taken the corn ye have purchased for your family, depart.